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CVE-2010-20108: FTPPad <= 1.2.0 Stack Buffer Overflow

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.4 v4.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-08-21 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-121

Description

FTPPad <= 1.2.0 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in its FTP directory listing parser. When the client connects to an FTP server and receives a crafted response to a LIST command containing an excessively long directory and filename, the application fails to properly validate input length. This results in a buffer overflow that overwrites the saved Extended Instruction Pointer (EIP), allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Affected products

• FTPPad FTP Client: through 1.2.0

References

• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/ftp/ftppad_list_reply.rb
• https://web.archive.org/web/20111016194057/https://www.corelan.be/index.php/2010/10/12/death-of-an-ftp-client/
• https://www.chip.de/downloads/FTPPad_12993921.html
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16726
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ftppad-stack-buffer-overflow
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/ftp/ftppad_list_reply.rb
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16726

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