CVE-2006-2242 json
acFTP 1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long string with "{" (brace) characters to the USE…
published 2006-05-09 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-2243
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.8%
- EPSS 3.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
- public exploits
- 2
- Exploit-DB
Summary
acFTP 1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long string with "{" (brace) characters to the USER command.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-1749)
- Published
Exploit prediction
3.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-1757 acFTP FTP Server 1.4 - 'USER' Remote Denial of Service dos, 2006-05-06
- EDB-1749 acFTP FTP Server 1.4 - 'USER' Remote Buffer Overflow (PoC) dos, 2006-05-04
- secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/19978 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- osvdb.org http://www.osvdb.org/25278 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
-
exploit-db.com
/exploits/1749
exploit
-
secunia.com
/advisories/19978
third-party-advisory, exploit, vendor-advisory
-
osvdb.org
/25278
vdb-entry, exploit
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/1674
vdb-entry
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/17855
vdb-entry
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/26258
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-2242
- NVD CVE-2006-2242
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