CVE-2017-6465 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 50.3% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Remote Code Execution was discovered in FTPShell Client 6.53. By default, the client sends a PWD command to the FTP server it is connecting to; however, it doesn't check the response's length, leading to a buffer overflow situation.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 50.32% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-03-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| ftpshell | ftpshell client |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | FTPShell Client 6.53 - Remote Buffer Overflow | 2017-03-04 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141456/FTPShell-Client-6.53-Buffer-Overflow.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96570
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41511/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141456/FTPShell-Client-6.53-Buffer-Overflow.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96570
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41511/
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