CVE-2006-6576

Public Exploit

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Golden FTP Server (goldenftpd) 1.92 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long PASS command. NOTE: it was later reported that 4.70 is also affected. NOTE: the USER vector is already covered by CVE-2005-0634.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 88.41% Top 5%
Third-Party Advisory secunia.com Third-Party Advisory packetstormsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory exploit-db.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45924 vdb entry third party advisory
http://retrogod.altervista.org/golden_heap.html broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4936 vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23323 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45957 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16036 exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161711/Golden-FTP-Server-4.70-Buffer-Overflow.html exploit vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6576?
CVE-2006-6576 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6576?
To fix CVE-2006-6576, 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-2006-6576 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-6576 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~88% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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