Arbitrary code execution via oversized LIST response
Published Aug 21, 2025 · Updated May 15, 2026
Stack buffer overflow in FTPPad FTP Client 1.2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted FTP LIST reply. The directory listing parser accepts an excessively long directory and filename without validating its length, causing saved EIP to be overwritten. A user must connect the client to an attacker-controlled FTP server; the published exploit targets Windows XP SP3 and needs no further interaction.
Summary
What happened
Stack buffer overflow in FTPPad FTP Client 1.2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted FTP LIST reply. The directory listing parser accepts an excessively long directory and filename without validating its length, causing saved EIP to be overwritten. A user must connect the client to an attacker-controlled FTP server; the published exploit targets Windows XP SP3 and needs no further interaction.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2010-20108
- Published
- Aug 21, 2025
- Updated
- May 15, 2026
- Vendor
- FTPPad
- Product
- FTPPad FTP Client
- Classifications
- CWE-121, T1203
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 21, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 15, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=1.2.0
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- FTPPad 1.2.0 Stack Buffer Overflow Metasploit moduleweaponized · demonstrated
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