CVE-2010-2701
Multiple buffer overflows in the FathFTP ActiveX control 1.7 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) the GetFromURL…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 5.1%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 7.6% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in the FathFTP ActiveX control 1.7 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) the GetFromURL member or (2) a long argument to the RasIsConnected method.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 2 Exploit-DB entries for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits3
Exploit-DB2 entries
- FathFTP 1.8 - 'RasIsConnected Method' ActiveX Buffer Overflow (SEH) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 14539remote, windowspublished 3 Aug 2010Verified
- FathFTP 1.7 - ActiveX Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 14269remote, windowspublished 8 Jul 2010Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 14269 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Timeline
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Published
- 14 years later
· 14 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.1% · top 7.6% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
2
- 14269 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- fathftp-activex-bo(60200) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2010-2705 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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