CVE-2017-6880 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 14.3% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in Cerberus FTP Server 8.0.10.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long MLST command.
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 | 14.32% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-03-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| cerberus | cerberus ftp server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Cerberus FTP Server 8.0.10.3 - 'MLST' Buffer Overflow (PoC) | 2017-03-16 |
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