HIGH
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the pr_netio_telnet_gets function in netio.c in ProFTPD before 1.3.3c allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a TELNET IAC escape character to a (1) FTP or (2) FTPS server
Published Nov 9, 2010
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 91.30%
Description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the pr_netio_telnet_gets function in netio.c in ProFTPD before 1.3.3c allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a TELNET IAC escape character to a (1) FTP or (2) FTPS server.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.3
- 1.3.3
- 1.3.3
- 1.3.3
- 1.3.3
- 1.3.3
- 1.3.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
91.30% 0.91303
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.91303
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (26 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 91.30% (0.91303) | 99.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 91.30% (0.91303) | 99.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 21, 2026 | 92.05% (0.92052) | 99.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 90.95% (0.90946) | 99.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 8, 2025 | 91.95% (0.91953) | 99.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 23, 2025 | 90.01% (0.90006) | 99.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 91.86% (0.91861) | 99.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 28, 2025 | 92.89% (0.92888) | 99.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 91.77% (0.91767) | 99.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2024 | 83.34% (0.83337) | 98.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 84.66% (0.84664) | 98.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 93.32% (0.93319) | 99.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 14, 2024 | 93.77% (0.93775) | 99.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 95.39% (0.95386) | 99.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 23, 2024 | 96.41% (0.96409) | 99.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 10, 2024 | 96.25% (0.96250) | 99.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 96.27% (0.96270) | 99.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 8, 2023 | 96.49% (0.96494) | 99.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 19, 2023 | 96.28% (0.96283) | 99.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 96.17% (0.96168) | 99.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2023 | 96.56% (0.96559) | 99.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 18, 2023 | 96.69% (0.96694) | 99.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.03% (0.97030) | 99.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 85.68% (0.85681) | 99.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 17, 2022 | 85.68% (0.85681) | 99.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 88.66% (0.88658) | 99.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (13)
- http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3521 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050687.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050703.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050726.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42052 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42217 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:227 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.proftpd.org/docs/NEWS-1.3.3c x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44562 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2941 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2959 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2962 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-229/ x_refsource_MISC
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 9, 2010
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Nov 9, 2010
Link CVE-2010-4221
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a