CVE-2017-6367

HIGH

Cerberus FTP Server 8.0.10.1 - Denial of Service via Long Host Header

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-6367. PoCs published by Peter Baris.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit triggers a denial-of-service (DoS) in Cerberus FTP Server 8.0.10.1 by sending an HTTP request with an oversized 'Host' header (5004 'A' characters), causing a buffer overflow in the gSOAP module.

Description

In Cerberus FTP Server 8.0.10.1, a crafted HTTP request causes the Windows service to crash. The attack methodology involves a long Host header and an invalid Content-Length header.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Peter Baris · pythondoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41596

This exploit triggers a denial-of-service (DoS) in Cerberus FTP Server 8.0.10.1 by sending an HTTP request with an oversized 'Host' header (5004 'A' characters), causing a buffer overflow in the gSOAP module.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Cerberus FTP Server 8.0.10.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target FTP server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96887
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41596/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0861
EPSS Percentile 94.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
cerberusftp/ftp_server 8.0.10.1
Published Mar 14, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026