$ cve CVE-2006-2407 JSON

CVE-2006-2407 EXPLOIT

7.5

HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 71.4% (pctl 99)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in (1) WeOnlyDo wodSSHServer ActiveX Component 1.2.7 and 1.3.3 DEMO, as used in other products including (2) FreeSSHd 1.0.9 and (3) freeFTPd 1.0.10, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long key exchange algorithm string.

Scoring

CVSS	7.5 (HIGH, v2.0)
Vector	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS	71.38% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs
Weakness	CWE-119
On CISA KEV	no
Public exploit	yes
Published	2006-05-16
Last modified	2026-06-16

Affected (3)

Vendor	Product
freeftpd	freeftpd
freesshd	freesshd
weonlydo	wodsshserver

Public exploits

Source	Title	Date
exploit-db	freeSSHd 1.0.9 - Key Exchange Algorithm String Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)	2010-05-09
exploit-db	freeFTPd 1.0.10 - Key Exchange Algorithm String Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)	2010-05-09
exploit-db	freeSSHd 1.0.9 - Key Exchange Algorithm Buffer Overflow	2006-05-15

References

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