CVE-2006-5789

Public Exploit

Description

War FTP Daemon (WarFTPd) 1.82.00-RC11 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via a large number of "%s" format strings in (1) CWD, (2) CDUP, (3) DELE, (4) NLST, (5) LIST, (6) SIZE, and possibly other commands. NOTE: it is possible that vector 1 is an off-by-one variant or incomplete fix of CVE-2005-0312.

Category

4.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 7.91% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4398 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1832 third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017174 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20944 vdb entry exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30077 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450804/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/22755 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5789?
CVE-2006-5789 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5789?
To fix CVE-2006-5789, 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-2006-5789 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-5789 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~8% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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