MEDIUM
The owserver module in owfs and owhttpd 2.5p5 and earlier does not properly check the path type, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) related to use of the path in owshell
Published Nov 8, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.31%
Description
The owserver module in owfs and owhttpd 2.5p5 and earlier does not properly check the path type, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) related to use of the path in owshell.
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.
1.31% 0.01306
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01306
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.31% (0.01306) | 69.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.30% (0.01296) | 66.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.49% (0.00494) | 63.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.50% (0.00496) | 77.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.50% (0.00496) | 75.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 12, 2023 | 0.50% (0.00496) | 73.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 28, 2023 | 0.40% (0.00398) | 69.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 12, 2023 | 0.39% (0.00389) | 69.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.36% (0.00362) | 67.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22700 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=461204 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20953 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4381 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30080 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/22700 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=461204 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20953 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4381 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30080 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 8, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Nov 8, 2006
Link CVE-2006-5801
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a