Vulnerability in Ipswitch Ws FTP Server
CVE-2006-5000
Multiple buffer overflows in WS_FTP Server 5.05 before Hotfix 1, and possibly other versions down to 5.0, have unknown impact and remote authenticated attack vectors via the (1) XCRC, (2) XMD5, and (3) XSHA1 commands. NOTE: in the early publication of this identifier on 20060926, the description was used for the wrong issue.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.646 (99.2th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.646 · newest: 0.646 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Ipswitch Ws FTP Server — versions 5.02, 5.03, 5.05
- Progress Ws FTP Server — versions 5.0.2
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41829 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447077/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-029.html (Vendor Advisory)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.ipswitch.com/support/ws_ftp-server/releases/wr505hf1.asp (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-5000?
- CVE-2006-5000 is a vulnerability in Ipswitch Ws FTP Server. Published 2006-09-26.
- Is CVE-2006-5000 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.