Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 10, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-6465

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.

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Affected products

Ftpshell/Client
cpe:2.3:a:ftpshell:ftpshell_client:6.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

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References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/141456/FTPShell-Client-6.53-Buffer-Overflow.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41511/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securityfocus.com/bid/96570nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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