CVE-2011-5164
Stack-based buffer overflow in VanDyke Software AbsoluteFTP 1.9.6 through 2.2.10 allows remote FTP servers to execute arbitrary code via a…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 28.6%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 1.9% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in VanDyke Software AbsoluteFTP 1.9.6 through 2.2.10 allows remote FTP servers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file name in a LIST command response.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and an Exploit-DB entry for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits3
Metasploit modules1 module
- AbsoluteFTP 1.9.6 - 2.2.10 LIST Command Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/windows/ftp/absolute_ftp_list_bofRank normaldisclosed 9 Nov 2011
Exploit-DB1 entry
- AbsoluteFTP 1.9.6 < 2.2.10 - 'LIST' Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 18102remote, windowspublished 9 Nov 2011Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 18102 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Published
- 12 years later
· 12 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)
- 28.6% · top 1.9% of all CVEs (9 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
5
- 18102 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 46781 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.saintcorporation.com/cgi-bin/exploit_info/vandyke_absoluteftp_list_client_overflow (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 77105 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 50614 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_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-2011-5064 (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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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2011-5164)Record last updated .