MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2006-0705

Reflection For Secure It Server vulnerability

CVSS
6.5
EPSS
10.2%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
Format string vulnerability in a logging function as used by various SFTP servers, including (1) AttachmateWRQ Reflection for Secure IT UNIX Server before 6.0.0.9, (2) Reflection for Secure IT Windows Server before 6.0 build 38, (3) F-Secure SSH Server for Windows before 5.3 build 35, (4) F-Secure SSH Server for UNIX 3.0 through 5.0.8, (5) SSH Tectia Server 4.3.6 and earlier and 4.4.0, and (6) SSH Shell Server 3.2.9 and earlier, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors, involving crafted filenames and the stat command.
Affected vendor
Attachmatewrq
Affected product
Reflection For Secure It Server
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-134 — Uncontrolled Format String
Published
2006-02-15

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 10.2% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2006-0705

  • Confirm whether Attachmatewrq Reflection For Secure It Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2006-0705.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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