CVE-2006-5000

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in WS_FTP Server 5.05 before Hotfix 1, and possibly other versions down to 5.0, have unknown impact and remote authenticated attack vectors via the (1) XCRC, (2) XMD5, and (3) XSHA1 commands. NOTE: in the early publication of this identifier on 20060926, the description was used for the wrong issue.

6.5

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 22.74% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory zerodayinitiative.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41829	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447077/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-029.html	vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016935	vdb entry
http://www.ipswitch.com/support/ws_ftp-server/releases/wr505hf1.asp	patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5000?: CVE-2006-5000 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5000?: To fix CVE-2006-5000, 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-2006-5000 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-5000 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~23% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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