CVE-2017-16513
Ipswitch WS_FTP Professional before 12.6.0.3 has buffer overflows in the local search field and...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-16513- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-16513- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-7707 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2017-7707- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fvjc-8q2w-9hmf
Ipswitch WS_FTP Professional before 12.6.0.3 has buffer overflows in the local search field and...
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.
- Record
GHSA-fvjc-8q2w-9hmf- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Ipswitch WS_FTP Professional < 12.6.0.3 - Local Buffer Overflow (SEH) | 2017-11-03 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-16513 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Ipswitch Ws Ftp, published November 3, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.22%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.