CVE-2006-2173
Buffer overflow in FileZilla FTP Server 2.2.22 allows remote authenticated attackers to cause a...
CVE-2006-2173 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Filezilla Server, published May 4, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.65%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Buffer overflow in FileZilla FTP Server 2.2.22 allows remote authenticated attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long (1) PORT or (2) PASS followed by the MLSD command, or (2) the remote server interface, as demonstrated by the Infigo FTPStress Fuzzer.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in FileZilla FTP Server 2.2.22 allows remote authenticated attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long (1) PORT or (2) PASS followed by the MLSD command, or (2) the remote server interface, as demonstrated by the Infigo FTPStress Fuzzer.
- Record
CVE-2006-2173- CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in FileZilla FTP Server 2.2.22 allows remote authenticated attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long (1) PORT or (2) PASS followed by the MLSD command, or (2) the remote server interface, as demonstrated by the Infigo FTPStress Fuzzer.
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CVE-2006-2173- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-2174 No score
Buffer overflow in FileZilla FTP Server 2.2.22 allows remote authenticated attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long (1) PORT or (2) PASS followed by the MLSD command, or (2) the remote server interface, as demonstrated by the Infigo FTPStress Fuzzer.
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EUVD-2006-2174- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fqw2-7h46-fwwv No score
Buffer overflow in FileZilla FTP Server 2.2.22 allows remote authenticated attackers to cause a...
Buffer overflow in FileZilla FTP Server 2.2.22 allows remote authenticated attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long (1) PORT or (2) PASS followed by the MLSD command, or (2) the remote server interface, as demonstrated by the Infigo FTPStress Fuzzer.
- Record
GHSA-fqw2-7h46-fwwv- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | FileZilla FTP Server 2.2.22 - Buffer Overflow |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD |
References
securityfocus.com/bid/17802
infigo.hr/en/in_focus/tools
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=114658586018818&w=2
osvdb.org/25221
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26303
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-05/0139.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2173
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fqw2-7h46-fwwv