CVE-2018-18861
Buffer overflow in PCMan FTP Server 2.0.7 allows for remote code execution via the APPE command.
Buffer overflow in PCMan FTP Server 2.0.7 allows for remote code execution via the APPE command.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in PCMan FTP Server 2.0.7 allows for remote code execution via the APPE command.
- Record
CVE-2018-18861- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in PCMan FTP Server 2.0.7 allows for remote code execution via the APPE command.
- Record
CVE-2018-18861- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-10572 No score
Buffer overflow in PCMan FTP Server 2.0.7 allows for remote code execution via the APPE command.
- Record
EUVD-2018-10572- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9f7c-p7m5-r79c
Buffer overflow in PCMan FTP Server 2.0.7 allows for remote code execution via the APPE command.
Buffer overflow in PCMan FTP Server 2.0.7 allows for remote code execution via the APPE command.
- Record
GHSA-9f7c-p7m5-r79c- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-18861 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Pcman Ftp Server, published November 20, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.50%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.