CVE-2006-6751 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash XM Easy Personal FTP Server via format string specifiers in the USER command, causing 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-2006-6751?
CVE-2006-6751 is a medium-severity denial of service 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 5.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via format string specifiers in the USER command or certain other available or nonexistent commands. NOTE: It was later reported that 5.3.0 is also vulnerable.
Weakness: CWE-134
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6751?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dxmsoft Xm Easy Personal Ftp Server.
How do I fix CVE-2006-6751?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6751 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-2006-6751 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-6751 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-57xx-rxxv-4566.