Buffer overflow in PCMan's FTP Server 2.0.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in a USER command.
CVE-2013-4730
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 10.0 — v2 rates that HIGH (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 66.5% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 66%
- Public exploit code is available (Metasploit, Exploit-DB (verified), epss top5pct, epss high, public exploit)
No fix is confirmed yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for the fix.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 10.0HIGHNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 10.0HIGHlow confidence
- EG Risk
- 76EG Risk 76/100CISA SSVC
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity100% × 45%Exploitation66% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%CISA SSVC: Track at low, Track or Track* at medium and Track* or Attend at high mission impact.Action: No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix. - EPSS PROB
- 66%
- EPSS %ILE
- 99th
- KEV
- Not listed
CISA SSVCTrack at low, Track or Track* at medium and Track* or Attend at high mission impact.
No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.
Exploitation public PoC (EG-KEV: weaponized) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact unknown (not published for this CVE). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table
Published
May 15, 2014
Last Modified
August 19, 2026
References (8)
- cve@mitrehttp://infosec42.blogspot.com/2013/06/unauthenticated-pcman-ftp-207-buffer.html
- cve@mitrehttp://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/94624
- cve@mitrehttp://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26471
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60837
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://infosec42.blogspot.com/2013/06/unauthenticated-pcman-ftp-207-buffer.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/94624
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26471
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60837
Weakness Classification(1)
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Publicly available exploits
(10 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (2 Metasploit modules) (1 GitHub PoC) (7 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-38013✓ verifiedFirst seen Aug 29, 2015
PCMan FTP Server 2.0.7 - 'RENAME' Remote Buffer Overflow
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/windows/ftp/pcman_put✓ verifiedFirst seen Aug 7, 2015
PCMAN FTP Server Buffer Overflow - PUT Command
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-31789✓ verifiedFirst seen Feb 20, 2014
PCMan FTP Server 2.07 - Remote Buffer Overflow
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-31254✓ verifiedFirst seen Jan 29, 2014
PCMan FTP Server 2.07 - 'ABOR' Remote Buffer Overflow
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-31255✓ verifiedFirst seen Jan 29, 2014
PCMan FTP Server 2.07 - 'CWD' Remote Buffer Overflow
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-27703✓ verifiedFirst seen Aug 19, 2013
PCMan FTP Server 2.07 - 'STOR' Remote Buffer Overflow
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-27277✓ verifiedFirst seen Aug 2, 2013
PCMan FTP Server 2.07 - 'PASS' Remote Buffer Overflow
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-27007✓ verifiedFirst seen Jul 22, 2013
PCMan FTP Server 2.0.7 - Remote (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/windows/ftp/pcman_stor✓ verifiedFirst seen Jun 27, 2013
PCMAN FTP Server Post-Authentication STOR Command Stack Buffer Overflow
Open source ↗ - GitHub PoCt0rt3ll1n0/PCmanBoFFirst seen Nov 12, 2020
A very simple buffer overflow using CVE-2013-4730 against PCman's FTP server
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