CVE-2006-6643 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the FTP server by sending multiple RETR commands with long arguments, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-6643?
CVE-2006-6643 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Dec 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Fightersoft Multimedia Star FTP server 1.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via multiple RETR commands with long arguments.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6643?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fightersoft Multimedia Star Ftp Server.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6643?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6643 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-2006-6643 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-6643 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4m66-mfvj-m7h9.