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CVE-2017-15222

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Ayukov NFTPD 2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

EXPLOIT ×3 ✓CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 60.3%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 60.3%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Ayukov NFTPD 2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
60.33% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits
3 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 21 October 2017
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-120
Affected
nftp project/nftp
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%33%65%27 October 2026: 60.33%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 60.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (3)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-46070source ↗Ayukov NFTP FTP Client 2.0 - Buffer Overflowwindows_x86 · Uday Mittallocal2 January 2019no
EDB-43448source ↗Ayukov NFTP FTP Client 2.0 - Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)windows · Metasploitremote5 January 2018yes
EDB-43025source ↗Ayukov NFTP FTP Client < 2.0 - Remote Buffer Overflowwindows · Berk Cem Gökselremote21 October 2017yes

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.