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TI-2006-02116 Aliases CVE-2006-2172GHSA-wwrm-hmmc-45q7

Buffer overflow in Gene6 FTP Server 3.1.0 allows remote authenticated attackers to cause…

Priority MEDIUM 40Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Buffer overflow in Gene6 FTP Server 3.1.0 allows remote authenticated attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long argument to (1) MKD or (2) XMKD, as demonstrated by the Infigo FTPStress Fuzzer.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04296 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gene6:g6_ftp_server:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerableGene6
  • cpe:2.3:a:gene6:g6_ftp_server:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Gene6

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-2172
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wwrm-hmmc-45q7

References

Exploit 1

Other 2

  • TI-2001-00261 Gene6 G6 FTP Server 2.0 (aka BPFTP Server 2.10) allows attackers to read file attributes… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-1999-01466 Gene6 G6 FTP Server 2.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (resource… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2001-00262 Gene6 G6 FTP Server 2.0 (aka BPFTP Server 2.10) allows remote attackers to obtain NETBIOS… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2005-00639 Gene6 FTP Server does not properly restrict access to the control console, which allows… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1

Sources

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