CVE-2010-3972

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 94.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2010-12-23 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the TELNET_STREAM_CONTEXT::OnSendData function in ftpsvc.dll in Microsoft FTP Service 7.0 and 7.5 for Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0, and IIS 7.5, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted FTP command, aka "IIS FTP Service Heap Buffer Overrun Vulnerability." NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Affected products

Microsoft IIS: 7.5

References

http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2011/01/07/assessing-the-risk-of-public-issues-currently-being-tracked-by-the-msrc.aspx
http://secunia.com/advisories/42713
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15803
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/842372
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45542
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024921
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3305
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2011/ms11-004
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64248
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12370
http://blogs.technet.com/b/srd/archive/2011/01/07/assessing-the-risk-of-public-issues-currently-being-tracked-by-the-msrc.aspx
http://secunia.com/advisories/42713

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