CVE-2011-5164

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in VanDyke Software AbsoluteFTP 1.9.6 through 2.2.10 allows remote FTP servers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file name in a LIST command response.

Published: 2012-09-15 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2011-5164 is rated High Exploit Risk (86.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 55.54%, 98th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2011-5164

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
18102 exploit_db edb 2011-11-09 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-5164

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 55.61% 55.54% -0.06%
2 2025-03-29 55.54% 55.61% +0.06%
3 2025-03-17 — 55.54% —

Full EPSS history (22 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-5164

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-5164

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-5164

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vandyke absoluteftp 1.9.6 cpe:2.3:a:vandyke:absoluteftp:1.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vandyke absoluteftp 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vandyke:absoluteftp:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vandyke absoluteftp 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:vandyke:absoluteftp:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vandyke absoluteftp 2.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:vandyke:absoluteftp:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vandyke absoluteftp 2.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:vandyke:absoluteftp:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vandyke absoluteftp 2.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:vandyke:absoluteftp:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vandyke absoluteftp 2.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:vandyke:absoluteftp:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vandyke absoluteftp 2.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:vandyke:absoluteftp:2.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vandyke absoluteftp 2.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:vandyke:absoluteftp:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vandyke absoluteftp 2.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:vandyke:absoluteftp:2.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vandyke absoluteftp 2.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:vandyke:absoluteftp:2.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vandyke absoluteftp 2.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:vandyke:absoluteftp:2.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vandyke absoluteftp 2.2.9 cpe:2.3:a:vandyke:absoluteftp:2.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vandyke absoluteftp 2.2.10 cpe:2.3:a:vandyke:absoluteftp:2.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-5164

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