CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-2172

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A buffer overflow vulnerability in Gene6 FTP Server 3.1.0 affects the MKD and XMKD commands. A remote authenticated attacker can send a long argument, causing a denial of service (crash) and potentially arbitrary code execution.

Risk Assessment

The risk includes service disruption and potential server compromise by an authenticated attacker, leading to data integrity and confidentiality breaches.

Recommendation

Upgrade Gene6 FTP Server to the latest patched version immediately. If not possible, restrict server access to trusted users only.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in Gene6 FTP Server 3.1.0 allows remote authenticated attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long argument to (1) MKD or (2) XMKD, as demonstrated by the Infigo FTPStress Fuzzer.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS