CVE-2011-10029 (GCVE-0-2011-10029)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-20 15:40 – Updated: 2026-05-15 11:13 Unsupported When Assigned
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Solar FTP Server <= 2.1.1 Malformed USER Denial of Service
Summary
Solar FTP Server fails to properly handle format strings passed to the USER command. When a specially crafted string containing format specifiers is sent, the server crashes due to a read access violation in the __output_1() function of sfsservice.exe. This results in a denial of service (DoS) condition.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-08-20 18:20 UTC
CWE
- CWE-134 - Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
Assigner
References
5 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasplo… | exploit |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16204 | exploit |
| https://web.archive.org/web/20111102141514/https:… | product |
| https://web.archive.org/web/20111009122553/http:/… | vendor-advisorypatch |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/solar-ftp-se… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flexbyte Software | Solar FTP Server |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.1.1
(semver)
cpe:2.3:a:flexbyte:solar_ftp_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Date Public
2011-02-22 00:00
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