CVE-2010-3187

Buffer overflow in ftpd in IBM AIX 5.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary...

10.0 HighPublic exploit

Buffer overflow in ftpd in IBM AIX 5.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long NLST command.

Exploit likelihood

19.5%Down 23.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

Buffer overflow in ftpd in IBM AIX 5.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long NLST command.

Record: CVE-2010-3187
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Buffer overflow in ftpd in IBM AIX 5.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long NLST command.

Record: CVE-2010-3187
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2010-3187 No score

Buffer overflow in ftpd in IBM AIX 5.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long NLST command.

Record: EUVD-2010-3187
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4725-mf58-37j2 No score

Buffer overflow in ftpd in IBM AIX 5.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary...

Buffer overflow in ftpd in IBM AIX 5.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long NLST command.

Record: GHSA-4725-mf58-37j2
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

ibm aix

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	AIX5l with FTP-Server - Hash Disclosure	2010-07-18
Exploit-DB	IBM AIX 5l - 'FTPd' Remote DES Hash	2010-07-24

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2010-3187 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Ibm Aix, published August 30, 2010. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.5%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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