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CVE-2006-5850

Stack-based buffer overflow in Essentia Web Server 2.15 for Windows allows remote attackers to...

7.5 HighPublic exploit

Stack-based buffer overflow in Essentia Web Server 2.15 for Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URI, as demonstrated by a GET or HEAD request. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Exploit likelihood

7.47%Down 33.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Stack-based buffer overflow in Essentia Web Server 2.15 for Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URI, as demonstrated by a GET or HEAD request. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Record
CVE-2006-5850
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in Essentia Web Server 2.15 for Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URI, as demonstrated by a GET or HEAD request. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Record
CVE-2006-5850
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-5834 No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in Essentia Web Server 2.15 for Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URI, as demonstrated by a GET or HEAD request. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Record
EUVD-2006-5834
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p44w-2cfr-qx7x No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in Essentia Web Server 2.15 for Windows allows remote attackers to...

Stack-based buffer overflow in Essentia Web Server 2.15 for Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URI, as demonstrated by a GET or HEAD request. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Record
GHSA-p44w-2cfr-qx7x
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBEssentia Web Server 2.1 - 'URL' Remote Buffer Overflow2003-07-04
Exploit-DBEssentia Web Server 2.15 - GET Remote Denial of Service2006-11-04

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2006-5850 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Essen Essentia Web Server, published November 10, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.47%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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