CVE-2006-5000 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote authenticated attackers can trigger buffer overflows in WS_FTP Server via specific FTP commands, potentially leading to code execution or service disruption.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-5000?
CVE-2006-5000 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Sep 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5000?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ipswitch Ws Ftp Server, Progress Ws Ftp Server.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5000?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5000 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2006-5000 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5000 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4q75-5h3x-cpf4.