CVE-2012-5301

The default configuration of Cerberus FTP Server before 5.0.4.0 supports the DES cipher for SSH sessions, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network and performing a brute-force attack on the encrypted data.

Published: 2012-10-04 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-5301 is rated Moderate Risk (43.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.17%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-5301

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 0.25% 1.17% +0.92%
2 2025-03-17 0.24% 0.25% +0.01%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.24% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-5301

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-5301

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-5301

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cerberusftp ftp_server <= 5.0.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:1.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 1.01 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:1.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 1.02 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:1.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 1.03 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:1.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 1.5 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 1.05 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:1.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 1.6 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:1.6:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 1.7 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 1.22 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 1.71 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:1.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:2.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:2.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:2.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:2.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 2.01 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:2.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 2.02 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:2.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 2.02 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:2.02:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:2.2:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:2.2:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:2.2:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:2.4:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:2.4:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:2.4:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 2.11 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 2.11 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:2.11:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 2.11 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:2.11:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 2.15 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 2.15 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:2.15:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 2.16 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 2.21 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:2.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 2.22 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:2.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 2.23 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:2.23:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 2.31 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:2.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 2.32 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:2.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 2.41 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:2.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 2.42 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:2.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 2.43 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:2.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 2.44 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:2.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 2.45 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:2.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 2.46 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:2.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 2.47 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:2.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 2.48 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:2.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 2.49 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:2.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 2.50 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:2.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 3.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 3.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 3.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 3.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 3.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 3.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:3.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 3.0.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:3.0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 3.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:3.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 3.1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:3.1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 3.1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:3.1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 3.1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:3.1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 3.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 3.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 3.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 3.1.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:3.1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 3.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 4.0.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:4.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 4.0.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:4.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 4.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:4.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 4.0.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:4.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 4.0.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:4.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cerberusftp ftp_server 4.0.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:cerberusftp:ftp_server:4.0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-5301

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