CVE-2006-6565 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 4.0 Published 15 Dec 2006 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash FileZilla Server via malformed FTP commands, causing a denial of service.

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-2006-6565?

CVE-2006-6565 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Dec 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

FileZilla Server before 0.9.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a wildcard argument to the (1) LIST or (2) NLST commands, which results in a NULL pointer dereference, a different set of vectors than CVE-2006-6564. NOTE: CVE analysis suggests that the problem might be due to a malformed PORT command.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6565?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Filezilla-Project Filezilla Server.

How do I fix CVE-2006-6565?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6565 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2006-6565 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-6565 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 Nuclei template.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-42fr-8xjf-ghxh.