CVE-2017-6465
Remote Code Execution was discovered in FTPShell Client 6.53.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 50.3%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 50.31% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 4 March 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- ftpshell/ftpshell client
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 43.4% on 21 September 2026 to 50.3% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
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.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141456/FTPShell-Client-6.53-Buffer-Overflow.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96570Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41511/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141456/FTPShell-Client-6.53-Buffer-Overflow.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96570Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41511/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.