CVE-2012-5106

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in FreeFloat FTP Server 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long string in a PUT command.

Published: 2014-06-20 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-5106 is rated High Exploit Risk (83.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 14.11%, 96th percentile). 3 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-2012-5106

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
22351 exploit_db edb 2012-10-30 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-5106

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 2026-06-15 24.06% 14.11% -9.95%
2 2026-02-03 31.05% 24.06% -6.99%
3 2025-03-30 — 31.05% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-5106

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-5106

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-5106

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
freefloat freefloat_ftp_server 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:freefloat:freefloat_ftp_server:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-5106

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