CVE-2006-6750 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 27 Dec 2006 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Remote attackers can crash XM Easy Personal FTP Server via format string specifiers in a long PORT command.

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-2006-6750?

CVE-2006-6750 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Dec 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Format string vulnerability in XM Easy Personal FTP Server 5.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in a long PORT command. NOTE: this issue might be related to CVE-2006-2226.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6750?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dxmsoft Xm Easy Personal Ftp Server.

How do I fix CVE-2006-6750?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6750 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-2006-6750 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-6750 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7x4r-893v-q7g7.