freeFTPd.exe in freeFTPd through 1.0.11 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication…
Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
freeFTPd.exe in freeFTPd through 1.0.11 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a crafted SFTP session, as demonstrated by an OpenSSH client with modified versions of ssh.c and sshconnect2.c.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03132 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 11
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:freeftpd:freeftpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.0.11 | Vulnerable | freeFTPd |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeftpd:freeftpd:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | freeFTPd |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeftpd:freeftpd:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.1 | Vulnerable | freeFTPd |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeftpd:freeftpd:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.2 | Vulnerable | freeFTPd |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeftpd:freeftpd:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.3 | Vulnerable | freeFTPd |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeftpd:freeftpd:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.4 | Vulnerable | freeFTPd |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeftpd:freeftpd:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.5 | Vulnerable | freeFTPd |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeftpd:freeftpd:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.6 | Vulnerable | freeFTPd |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeftpd:freeftpd:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.7 | Vulnerable | freeFTPd |
| cpe:2.3:a:freeftpd:freeftpd:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.8 | Vulnerable | freeFTPd |
- cpe:2.3:a:freeftpd:freeftpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.0.11 Vulnerable ·freeFTPd
- cpe:2.3:a:freeftpd:freeftpd:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·freeFTPd
- cpe:2.3:a:freeftpd:freeftpd:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·freeFTPd
- cpe:2.3:a:freeftpd:freeftpd:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·freeFTPd
- cpe:2.3:a:freeftpd:freeftpd:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·freeFTPd
- cpe:2.3:a:freeftpd:freeftpd:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.4 Vulnerable ·freeFTPd
- cpe:2.3:a:freeftpd:freeftpd:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.5 Vulnerable ·freeFTPd
- cpe:2.3:a:freeftpd:freeftpd:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.6 Vulnerable ·freeFTPd
- cpe:2.3:a:freeftpd:freeftpd:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.7 Vulnerable ·freeFTPd
- cpe:2.3:a:freeftpd:freeftpd:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.8 Vulnerable ·freeFTPd
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-6067
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w4wv-m3jp-8pc7
More Freeftpd vulnerabilities
- TI-2013-06184 freeFTPd <= 1.0.10 PASS Command Stack-Based Buffer Overflow CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2006-02343 Stack-based buffer overflow in (1) WeOnlyDo wodSSHServer ActiveX Component 1.2.7 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2005-03478 Stack-based buffer overflow in freeFTPd before 1.0.9 with Logging enabled, allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2005-03479 Multiple buffer overflows in freeFTPd 1.0.8, without logging enabled, allow remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-13986 freeFTPd 1.0.8 has a Post-Authentication Buffer Overflow via a crafted SIZE command (this… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2005-03606 freeFTPd 1.0.10 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (null… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2012-6067 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-6067 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w4wv-m3jp-8pc7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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