THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2006-2173
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2006-2173

Filezilla Server vulnerability

CVSS
6.4
EPSS
6.5%
EPSS pct
93th
Exploited
No known
Buffer overflow in FileZilla FTP Server 2.2.22 allows remote authenticated attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long (1) PORT or (2) PASS followed by the MLSD command, or (2) the remote server interface, as demonstrated by the Infigo FTPStress Fuzzer.
Affected vendor
Filezilla
Affected product
Filezilla Server
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Published
2006-05-04

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 6.5% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2006-2173

  • Confirm whether Filezilla Filezilla Server is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2006-2173.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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