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CVE-2017-6465

70
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-6465 describes a critical remote code execution vulnerability in FTPShell Client version 6.53. This flaw arises from a buffer overflow when the client processes an overly long response to a PWD command from a malicious FTP server. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code is available, including a Metasploit module and an ExploitDB entry, indicating a high potential for exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
6.53CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ftpshell:ftpshell_client:6.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
50.31%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: FTPShell 5.1 Stack Buffer Overflow · Oct 12, 2010
ExploitDB: EDB-41511 · Mar 4, 2017
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.5031 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 36,833 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/141456/FTPShell-Client-6.53-Buffer-Overflow.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exploit-db.com / exploits/41511
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/96570
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry