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TI-2017-12129 Aliases CVE-2017-16513GHSA-fvjc-8q2w-9hmf

Ipswitch WS_FTP Professional before 12.6.0.3 has buffer overflows in the local search…

Priority LOW 38CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02216 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:ws_ftp:*:*:*:*:professional:*:*:*before 12.6.0.3VulnerableIpswitch
  • cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:ws_ftp:*:*:*:*:professional:*:*:* Versions before 12.6.0.3 Vulnerable ·Ipswitch

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-16513
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fvjc-8q2w-9hmf

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 1

  • TI-2007-03707 The Logging Server (Logsrv.exe) in IPSwitch WS_FTP 7.5.29.0 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2007-02134 Unspecified vulnerability in the Initialize function in NetscapeFTPHandler in WS_FTP Home… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2008-05400 Ipswitch WS_FTP Server Manager before 6.1.1, and possibly other Ipswitch products, allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2008-00580 The Logging Server (ftplogsrv.exe) 7.9.14.0 and earlier in IPSwitch WS_FTP 6.1 allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2008-05401 Ipswitch WS_FTP Server Manager 6.1.0.0 and earlier, and possibly other Ipswitch products… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2009-04531 Format string vulnerability in Ipswitch WS_FTP Professional 12 before 12.2 allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
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Sources

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