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CVE-2006-6565

4.0 · MEDIUM
Published Dec 15, 2006 filezilla-project CWE-476 EPSS 71.50% (99th pctl)

Overview

CVE-2006-6565 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting filezilla-project filezilla_server. It was published on December 15, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.0 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

FileZilla Server before 0.9.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a wildcard argument to the (1) LIST or (2) NLST commands, which results in a NULL pointer dereference, a different set of vectors than CVE-2006-6564. NOTE: CVE analysis suggests that the problem might be due to a malformed PORT command.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from filezilla-project. Update filezilla_server to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor Product Versions Status
filezilla-project filezilla_server >= 0, < 0.9.22 Affected

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2006-6565?

CVE-2006-6565 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting filezilla-project filezilla_server. It was published on December 15, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.0 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2006-6565?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2006-6565?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from filezilla-project. Update filezilla_server to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2006-6565?

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