CVE-2011-2523
vsftpd 2.3.4 downloaded between 20110630 and 20110703 contains a backdoor which opens a shell on port 6200/tcp.
- Published
- Nov 27, 2019
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Evidence observed
- Jul 5, 2011
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HHigh · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 99.9%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
vsftpd 2.3.4 downloaded between 20110630 and 20110703 contains a backdoor which opens a shell on port 6200/tcp.
Sources
49- -CVE-2011-2523Exploit
Python3 exploit script for VSFTPD 2.3.4 backdoor command execution (CVE-2011-2523) that connects to the target FTP service and spawns a shell using socket and telnetlib.
- CVE-2011-2523Exploit
Python3 exploit for CVE-2011-2523, leveraging the VSFTPD 2.3.4 backdoor to gain remote command execution on vulnerable FTP servers.
- CVE-2011-2523-pocExploit
Python exploit for CVE-2011-2523 (VSFTPD 2.3.4 Backdoor Command Execution)
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