CVE•Published 2017-03-10•Modified 2026-05-13•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2017-6506Azure_dex · Data_expert_ultimate
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
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Description
In Azure Data Expert Ultimate 2.2.16, the SMTP verification function suffers from a buffer overflow vulnerability, leading to remote code execution. The attack vector is a crafted SMTP daemon that sends a long 220 (aka "Service ready") string.
Timeline
Published 2017-03-10
Modified 2026-05-13
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2017-6506Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product + version
product:"Azure Dex Data Expert Ultimate" version:"2.2.16"Version-pinned fingerprint from NVD's first vulnerable CPE.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Data Expert Ultimate"HTTP body or banner mentions "Data Expert Ultimate" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2017-6506Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2017-6506Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2017-6506Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2017-6506GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2017-6506" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.