PT-2017-17085 · Ftpshell · Ftpshell Client

Peter Baris · Published 2017-03-10 · Updated 2017-03-14 · CVE-2017-6465

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions FTPShell Client version 6.53

Description A Remote Code Execution issue was found, caused by the client sending a PWD command to the FTP server without checking the response's length, leading to a buffer overflow situation.

Recommendations For FTPShell Client version 6.53, consider updating to a newer version that addresses this issue, as the current version does not properly validate the response length from the FTP server, resulting in a potential buffer overflow. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-6465

Affected Products

Ftpshell Client

References · 5

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/41511 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141456/FTPShell-Client-6.53-Buffer-Overflow.html · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6465 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-6465 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/96570 · Note