CVE-2011-5012
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Reflection FTP Client (rftpcom.dll 7.2.0.106 and possibly other versions), as used in Attachmate…
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Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Reflection FTP Client (rftpcom.dll 7.2.0.106 and possibly other versions), as used in Attachmate Reflection 2008, Reflection 2011 R1 before 15.3.2.569 and R1 SP1 before, Reflection 2011 R2 before 15.4.1.327, Reflection Windows Client 7.2 SP1 before hotfix 7.2.1186, and Reflection 14.1 SP1 before 14.1.1.206, allows remote FTP servers to execute arbitrary code via a long directory name in a response to a LIST command.
Public exploit
A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system.
- 18119 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 13 years later
· 13 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 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 7.8% · top 5.3% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (9)
- http://support.attachmate.com/techdocs/1708.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 18119 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- http://support.attachmate.com/techdocs/2502.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 46879 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://support.attachmate.com/techdocs/2288.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 77189 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 1026340 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- attachmate-reflection-list-bo(71330) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www.protekresearchlab.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29&Itemid=29 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_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)
- 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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