CVE-2006-5826

Summary

CVECVE-2006-5826
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-11-10 01:07:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in Texas Imperial Software WFTPD Pro Server 3.23.1.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted APPE commands that contain "/" (slash) or "\" (backslash) characters.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Multiple
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Texas Imperial Software Wftpd 3.23.1.1 All pro All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CXSecurity - IDS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
WFTPD Server APPE Command Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
marc.info af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
WFTPD Pro Buffer Overflow in APPE Command Lets Remote Authenticated Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
marc.info af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
WFTPD Pro Server 3.23.1.1 - 'APPE' Remote Buffer Overflow (PoC) - Windows dos Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Texas Imperial Software2011-01-07Texas Imperial SoftwareTexas Imperial Software has tested this issue against current versions of WFTPD and WFTPD Pro, and finds that versions after 3.23 are not vulnerable. Users of WFTPD or WFTPD Pro should update to the most current version in order to address this issue. The update is free to fully registered users unregistered users can download a fresh copy of the shareware version of the application.
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