CVE-2006-6719 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.3% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The ftp_syst function in ftp-basic.c in Free Software Foundation (FSF) GNU wget 1.10.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malicious FTP server with a large number of blank 220 responses to the SYST command.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 4.3% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-12-23 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| gnu | wget |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | wget 1.10.2 - Unchecked Boundary Condition Denial of Service | 2006-12-18 |
References
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:017
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21650
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-930
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2947
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:017
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21650
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-930
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2947
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