CVE-2006-2242
acFTP 1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long...
acFTP 1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long string with "{" (brace) characters to the USER command.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
acFTP 1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long string with "{" (brace) characters to the USER command.
- Record
CVE-2006-2242- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
acFTP 1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long string with "{" (brace) characters to the USER command.
- Record
CVE-2006-2242- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-2243 No score
acFTP 1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long string with "{" (brace) characters to the USER command.
- Record
EUVD-2006-2243- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q8qp-qqwx-qgcf No score
acFTP 1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long...
acFTP 1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long string with "{" (brace) characters to the USER command.
- Record
GHSA-q8qp-qqwx-qgcf- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | acFTP FTP Server 1.4 - 'USER' Remote Buffer Overflow (PoC) | 2006-05-04 |
| Exploit-DB | acFTP FTP Server 1.4 - 'USER' Remote Denial of Service | 2006-05-06 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-2242 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Acftp, published May 9, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.83%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.