acFTP 1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a…
Priority LOW 29Published · 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
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03826 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-2242
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q8qp-qqwx-qgcf
- 2026-10-26 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
References
Other 1
More Acftp vulnerabilities
- TI-2002-02329 acFTP 1.4 does not properly handle when an invalid password is provided by the user… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2006-06519 acFTP 1.5 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via a crafted… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.5
Sources
- CVE-2006-2242 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-2242 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q8qp-qqwx-qgcf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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