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CVE-2017-6465
Remote Code Execution was discovered in FTPShell Client 6.53. By default, the client sends a PWD command to the FTP server it is…
Critical9.8EPSS 50.3%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 50.3% · top 1.1% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (3)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141456/FTPShell-Client-6.53-Buffer-Overflow.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 41511 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 96570 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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