MEDIUM
acFTP 1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long string with "{" (brace) characters to the USER command
Published May 9, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.74%
Description
acFTP 1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long string with "{" (brace) characters to the USER command.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.74% 0.03737
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03737
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.74% (0.03737) | 89.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.74% (0.03737) | 88.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 40.24% (0.40236) | 97.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 27.32% (0.27317) | 95.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 37.75% (0.37747) | 95.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 27.32% (0.27317) | 95.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 6.96% (0.06958) | 93.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 9.09% (0.09092) | 93.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 92.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 91.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 79.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19978 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAExploitVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/25278 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17855 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1674 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26258 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1749 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19978 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/25278 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17855 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1674 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26258 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1749 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 9, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 8, 2006
Link CVE-2006-2242
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a