Format string vulnerability in Tftpd32 2.81 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via format string specifiers in a filename…

published 2006-01-21 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-0335

cvss: 5.0; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 7.6%; EPSS 7.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

Format string vulnerability in Tftpd32 2.81 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via format string specifiers in a filename in a (1) GET or (2) SEND request.

Timeline

2006-01-19 First public exploit (EDB-1424)
2006-01-21 Published

Exploit prediction

7.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-1424 TFTPD32 2.81 - GET Format String Denial of Service (PoC) dos, 2006-01-19
critical.lt http://www.critical.lt/?vulnerabilities/200 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
critical.lt http://www.critical.lt/research/tftpd32_281_dos.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

critical.lt /?vulnerabilities/200
exploit, vendor-advisory
critical.lt /research/tftpd32_281_dos.txt
exploit
secunia.com /advisories/18539
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/16333
vdb-entry
securityreason.com /securityalert/362
third-party-advisory
securityfocus.com /archive/1/422405/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
osvdb.org /22661
vdb-entry
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/24250
vdb-entry
kb.cert.org /vuls/id/632633
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
vupen.com /english/advisories/2006/0263
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2006-0328
NVD CVE-2006-0328

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Summary