Remote code execution via oversized MIC command
Published Apr 16, 2025 · Updated Apr 17, 2025
Buffer overflow in the MIC command handler in PCMan FTP Server 2.0.7 allows remote attackers to crash the service or execute code. The handler accepts an excessive MIC argument without enforcing a safe buffer length, allowing attacker-controlled data to overwrite stack state. Unauthenticated FTP access is sufficient, and the published proof of concept demonstrates a remote shell on Windows XP SP2 and SP3.
Summary
What happened
Buffer overflow in the MIC command handler in PCMan FTP Server 2.0.7 allows remote attackers to crash the service or execute code. The handler accepts an excessive MIC argument without enforcing a safe buffer length, allowing attacker-controlled data to overwrite stack state. Unauthenticated FTP access is sufficient, and the published proof of concept demonstrates a remote shell on Windows XP SP2 and SP3.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-3725
- Published
- Apr 16, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 17, 2025
- Vendor
- PCMan
- Product
- PCMan FTP Server
- Classifications
- CWE-119, CWE-120, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 16, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 17, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=2.0.7
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- PCMan FTP 2.0.7 MIC command buffer-overflow exploitfunctional · demonstrated
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