CVE-2006-5728 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.0 Published 6 Nov 2006 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Authenticated remote attackers can crash XM Easy Personal FTP Server by sending a long argument to the NLST command.

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-2006-5728?

CVE-2006-5728 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Nov 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

XM Easy Personal FTP Server 5.2.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via a long argument to the NLST command, possibly involving the -al flags.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5728?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dxmsoft Xm Easy Personal Ftp Server.

How do I fix CVE-2006-5728?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5728 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2006-5728 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-5728 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8p9f-4pvw-pmpr.