CVE-2017-16513 describes buffer overflow vulnerabilities in Ipswitch WS_FTP Professional versions prior to 12.6.0.3, specifically within the local search and backup locations fields. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a significant risk where a local attacker with low privileges could achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While not actively exploited in the wild or on the KEV catalog, a public exploit (EDB-43115) exists, demonstrating its feasibility. Despite the available exploit, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 12.6.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:ws_ftp:*:*:*:*:professional:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.