CVE-2013-4742

Buffer overflow in NetWin SurgeFTP before 23d2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string within the authentication request.

Published: 2013-08-09 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-4742 is rated Moderate Risk (61.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.21%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-4742

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 3.71% 4.21% +0.50%
2 2025-09-29 4.16% 3.71% -0.45%
3 2025-03-30 4.16%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-4742

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-4742

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-4742

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
netwin surgeftp <= 2.3b1 cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgeftp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgeftp 2.0c cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgeftp:2.0c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgeftp 2.0d cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgeftp:2.0d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgeftp 2.0e cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgeftp:2.0e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgeftp 2.0f cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgeftp:2.0f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgeftp 2.2k1 cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgeftp:2.2k1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgeftp 2.2k3 cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgeftp:2.2k3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgeftp 2.2m1 cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgeftp:2.2m1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgeftp 2.3a1 cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgeftp:2.3a1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgeftp 2.3a2 cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgeftp:2.3a2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgeftp 2.3a6 cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgeftp:2.3a6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgeftp 2.3a7 cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgeftp:2.3a7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgeftp 2.3a8 cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgeftp:2.3a8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgeftp 2.3a9 cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgeftp:2.3a9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgeftp 2.3a10 cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgeftp:2.3a10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netwin surgeftp 2.3a12 cpe:2.3:a:netwin:surgeftp:2.3a12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-4742

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