CVE-2006-5000
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5EPSS 64.4%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.5 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P- EPSS score
- 64.4% (99th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-4986)
- Published
- September 26, 2006
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-4986 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- ipswitch / ws ftp server
- ipswitch / ws ftp server
- ipswitch / ws ftp server
- progress / ws ftp server
References
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016935
- http://www.ipswitch.com/support/ws_ftp-server/releases/wr505hf1.asp(Patch)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447077/100/0/threaded
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-029.html(Vendor Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41829
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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