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CVE-2017-16513 (GCVE-0-2017-16513)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-11-03 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 20:27
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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.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
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