CVE-2017-6465 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2017-03-10

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 50.3% High

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ftpshell:ftpshell_client:6.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.50315.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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/

History

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Subscriptions

Ftpshell Ftpshell Client

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-10T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:33:20.458Z

Reserved: 2017-03-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-6465

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-10T01:59:00.177

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:22:23.750

Link: CVE-2017-6465

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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