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
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 67%
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 99.2%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 15, 2014
Last Modified
May 6, 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)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
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Publicly available exploits
(10 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (1 GitHub PoC) (8 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- GitHub PoCt0rt3ll1n0/PCmanBoFFirst seen Nov 12, 2020
A very simple buffer overflow using CVE-2013-4730 against PCman's FTP server
Open source ↗ - 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-36078First seen Feb 14, 2015
PCMan FTP Server 2.0.7 - 'MKD' Remote Buffer Overflow
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-28328First seen Sep 17, 2013
PCMan FTP Server 2.07 - 'STOR' Remote Stack Overflow (Metasploit)
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 ↗
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