CVE-2006-5789

Name: CVE-2006-5789
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2006-11-07T23:07:00+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 2.92%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2006-5789 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. War FTP Daemon (WarFTPd) 1.82.00-RC11 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via a large number of "%s" format strings in (1) CWD, (2) CDUP, (3) DELE, (4) NLST, (5) LIST, (6) SIZE, and possibly other commands. NOTE: it is possible that vector 1 is an off-by-one variant or incomplete fix of CVE-2005-0312.. EPSS estimates a 2.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

War FTP Daemon (WarFTPd) 1.82.00-RC11 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via a large number of "%s" format strings in (1) CWD, (2) CDUP, (3) DELE, (4) NLST, (5) LIST, (6) SIZE, and possibly other commands. NOTE: it is possible that vector 1 is an off-by-one variant or incomplete fix of CVE-2005-0312.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

2.92%

85.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Jgaa	Warftpd	1.82.00_rc11

References

Timeline

Published: Nov 7, 2006
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2006-5789?

How severe is CVE-2006-5789?

Severity scoring for CVE-2006-5789 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 2.92% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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Source: NVD / NIST