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CVE-2017-6506

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-6506 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability affecting Azure Data Expert Ultimate 2.2.16. This flaw allows for remote code execution when a crafted SMTP daemon sends an excessively long "Service ready" (220) string to the vulnerable software. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), the attack requires no user interaction or privileges, making it highly severe with potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.2.16CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:azure_dex:data_expert_ultimate:2.2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
11.70%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-41545 · Mar 7, 2017
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1170 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 36,835 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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/141502/Azure-Data-Expert-Ultimate-2.2.16-Buffer-Overflow.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exploit-db.com / exploits/41545
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/96824