7.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-16513
Ipswitch WS_FTP Professional Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Ipswitch WS_FTP Professional before 12.6.0.3 has buffer overflows in the local search field and the backup locations field, aka WSCLT-1729.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 3, 2017, 3:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 27, 2017, 4:01 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-16513 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ipswitch ws_ftp
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-16513.

URL Resource
https://docs.ipswitch.com/WS_FTP126/ReleaseNotes/English/index.htm Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://www.7elements.co.uk/resources/technical-advisories/ipswitch-ws_ftp-professional-local-buffer-overflow-seh-overwrite/ Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43115/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-16513 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 27, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://docs.ipswitch.com/WS_FTP126/ReleaseNotes/English/index.htm No Types Assigned https://docs.ipswitch.com/WS_FTP126/ReleaseNotes/English/index.htm Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.7elements.co.uk/resources/technical-advisories/ipswitch-ws_ftp-professional-local-buffer-overflow-seh-overwrite/ No Types Assigned https://www.7elements.co.uk/resources/technical-advisories/ipswitch-ws_ftp-professional-local-buffer-overflow-seh-overwrite/ Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43115/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43115/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:ws_ftp:*:*:*:*:professional:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 12.6.0.3
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43115/ [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.31 }} 0.00%

score

0.65270

percentile

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