CVE-2006-2242

Public Exploit

Description

acFTP 1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long string with "{" (brace) characters to the USER command.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 27.32% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/19978	exploit third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1674	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17855	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26258	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/25278	vdb entry exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1749	exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2242?: CVE-2006-2242 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2242?: To fix CVE-2006-2242, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-2242 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-2242 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~27% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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