CVE-2006-0705 — 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

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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

Published Feb 15, 2006

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 10.16%

Description

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 products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

10.16% 0.10162

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.10162

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (14 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	10.16% (0.10162)	95.52th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	10.19% (0.10188)	95.06th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 30, 2025	5.37% (0.05370)	89.12th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 29, 2025	3.43% (0.03427)	78.92th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	5.37% (0.05370)	89.39th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Jan 22, 2025	17.32% (0.17321)	96.10th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Dec 17, 2024	13.02% (0.13016)	95.50th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Dec 12, 2024	1.61% (0.01609)	87.94th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jul 11, 2023	1.61% (0.01609)	85.70th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Apr 13, 2023	1.14% (0.01140)	82.61th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	1.16% (0.01157)	82.66th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	2.19% (0.02186)	80.97th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	2.19% (0.02186)	79.16th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	2.19% (0.02186)	57.93th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-134

References (15)

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120654385125315&w=2
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
http://secunia.com/advisories/18828
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18843
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24516
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29552
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200703-13.xml
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015619
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch
http://support.wrq.com/techdocs/1882.html
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/419241
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchUS Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16625
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16640
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0554
vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0555
vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1008/references
vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24651
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120654385125315&w=2		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP
http://secunia.com/advisories/18828		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18843		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24516		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29552		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200703-13.xml		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015619		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch
http://support.wrq.com/techdocs/1882.html		x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/419241		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchUS Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16625		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16640		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0554		vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0555		vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1008/references		vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24651		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Feb 15, 2006

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Feb 15, 2006

Link CVE-2006-0705

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2006-0705

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2006-0705