CVE-2006-6183
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in 3Com 3CTftpSvc 2.0.1, and possibly earlier, allow remote...
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in 3Com 3CTftpSvc 2.0.1, and possibly earlier, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long mode field (aka transporting mode) in a (1) GET or (2) PUT command.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in 3Com 3CTftpSvc 2.0.1, and possibly earlier, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long mode field (aka transporting mode) in a (1) GET or (2) PUT command.
- Record
CVE-2006-6183- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in 3Com 3CTftpSvc 2.0.1, and possibly earlier, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long mode field (aka transporting mode) in a (1) GET or (2) PUT command.
- Record
CVE-2006-6183- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-6166 No score
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in 3Com 3CTftpSvc 2.0.1, and possibly earlier, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long mode field (aka transporting mode) in a (1) GET or (2) PUT command.
- Record
EUVD-2006-6166- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9v3j-cgxq-66w9 No score
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in 3Com 3CTftpSvc 2.0.1, and possibly earlier, allow remote...
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in 3Com 3CTftpSvc 2.0.1, and possibly earlier, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long mode field (aka transporting mode) in a (1) GET or (2) PUT command.
- Record
GHSA-9v3j-cgxq-66w9- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | 3Com TFTP Service (3CTftpSvc) - 'Mode' Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) | 2010-05-09 |
| Exploit-DB | 3Com TFTP Service (3CTftpSvc) 2.0.1 - 'Long Transporting Mode' Overflow (PoC) | 2006-11-27 |
| Exploit-DB | 3Com TFTP Service (3CTftpSvc) 2.0.1 - 'Long Transporting Mode' Remote Overflow | 2006-11-30 |
| Exploit-DB | 3Com TFTP Service (3CTftpSvc) 2.0.1 - Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) | 2007-01-21 |
| Exploit-DB | 3Com TFTP Service (3CTftpSvc) 2.0.1 - Long Transporting Mode | 2007-02-28 |
| Metasploit | 3CTftpSvc TFTP Long Mode Buffer Overflow | 2006-11-27 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-6183 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in 3com 3ctftpsvc, published December 1, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 70.4%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4738
securityfocus.com/bid/21301
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30545
securityreason.com/securityalert/1930
secunia.com/advisories/23113
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6183
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9v3j-cgxq-66w9