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high 8.8

CVE-2016-5764 json

Micro Focus Rumba FTP 4.X client buffer overflow makes it possible to corrupt the stack and allow arbitrary code execution.

published 2016-10-27 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-6699

cvss
8.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.8%
EPSS 7.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Micro Focus Rumba FTP 4.X client buffer overflow makes it possible to corrupt the stack and allow arbitrary code execution. Fixed in: Rumba FTP 4.5 (HF 14668). This can only occur if a client connects to a malicious server.

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-40651)

Exploit prediction

7.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-40651 Rumba FTP Client 4.x - Remote Stack Buffer Overflow (SEH) remote, 2016-10-31

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • n/a Micro Focus Rumba FTP 4.X before 4.5 (HF 14668)

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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