CVE-2024-58299 | PCMan FTP Server 2.0 contains a buffer overflow vulnerabilit… | CVSS 9.8 CRITICAL

Description

PCMan FTP Server 2.0 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the 'pwd' command that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. Attackers can send a specially crafted payload during the FTP login process to overwrite memory and potentially gain system access.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2024-58299
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 2025-12-11 00:58 UTC
Published: 2025-12-12 19:56 UTC
Last updated: 2026-04-07 14:08 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-121
CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Vendor / Product: PCMan / FTP Server
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

9.8 CRITICAL CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC — CISA Coordinator

Exploitation: PoC
Automatable: yes
Tech. Impact: total

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
PCMan	FTP Server	—	2.0

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-121	cna	CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow

CVSS scores (2)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
9.8	CRITICAL	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.3	CRITICAL	4.0	cna	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

References (3)

ExploitDB-51767 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51767
PCMan FTP Server Sourceforge Page https://sourceforge.net/projects/pcmanftpd/
VulnCheck Advisory: PCMan FTP Server 2.0 Remote Buffer Overflow via 'pwd' Command https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pcman-ftp-server-remote-buffer-overflow-via-pwd-command