Is CVE-2006-6576 being actively exploited?

CVE-2006-6576 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-6576?

CVE-2006-6576 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2006-6576

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 67.2%EU EUVD

Heap-based buffer overflow in Golden FTP Server (goldenftpd) 1.92 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long PASS command. NOTE: it was later reported that 4.70 is also affected. NOTE: the USER vector is already covered by CVE-2005-0634.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-787
EPSS score: 67.2% (99th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2006-6559)
Published: December 15, 2006
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-6559 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

goldenftpserver / golden ftp server

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161711/Golden-FTP-Server-4.70-Buffer-Overflow.html(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://retrogod.altervista.org/golden_heap.html(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/23323(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16036(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45924(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45957(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4936(Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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