CVE-2013-4730
Improper Restriction of Memory Buffer: Is CVE-2013-4730 real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community verdict.
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High severity and high exploitation probability. Prioritise remediation.
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links to sources — we don’t host codeA working exploit is publicly available from a maintained source. Treat this as higher urgency and verify your exposure.
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Likely real & worth prioritising
High base severity and a high real-world exploitation probability both point to a genuine, actively targeted issue.
Based on CVSS · FIRST EPSS
Confirm or dispute →AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.
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There is a Metasploit module for this, so exploitation is easy and reliable even without deep skill. Treat it as exploitable. FIRST EPSS estimates about a 66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, which is high relative to most CVEs. Patch this on priority and confirm the fix holds.
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