CVE-2006-5789
War FTP Daemon (WarFTPd) 1.82.00-RC11 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of...
War FTP Daemon (WarFTPd) 1.82.00-RC11 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via a large number of "%s" format strings in (1) CWD, (2) CDUP, (3) DELE, (4) NLST, (5) LIST, (6) SIZE, and possibly other commands. NOTE: it is possible that vector 1 is an off-by-one variant or incomplete fix of CVE-2005-0312.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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War FTP Daemon (WarFTPd) 1.82.00-RC11 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via a large number of "%s" format strings in (1) CWD, (2) CDUP, (3) DELE, (4) NLST, (5) LIST, (6) SIZE, and possibly other commands. NOTE: it is possible that vector 1 is an off-by-one variant or incomplete fix of CVE-2005-0312.
- Record
CVE-2006-5789- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
War FTP Daemon (WarFTPd) 1.82.00-RC11 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via a large number of "%s" format strings in (1) CWD, (2) CDUP, (3) DELE, (4) NLST, (5) LIST, (6) SIZE, and possibly other commands. NOTE: it is possible that vector 1 is an off-by-one variant or incomplete fix of CVE-2005-0312.
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CVE-2006-5789- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-5773 No score
War FTP Daemon (WarFTPd) 1.82.00-RC11 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via a large number of "%s" format strings in (1) CWD, (2) CDUP, (3) DELE, (4) NLST, (5) LIST, (6) SIZE, and possibly other commands. NOTE: it is possible that vector 1 is an off-by-one variant or incomplete fix of CVE-2005-0312.
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EUVD-2006-5773- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wqm6-9xxx-vqhw No score
War FTP Daemon (WarFTPd) 1.82.00-RC11 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of...
War FTP Daemon (WarFTPd) 1.82.00-RC11 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via a large number of "%s" format strings in (1) CWD, (2) CDUP, (3) DELE, (4) NLST, (5) LIST, (6) SIZE, and possibly other commands. NOTE: it is possible that vector 1 is an off-by-one variant or incomplete fix of CVE-2005-0312.
- Record
GHSA-wqm6-9xxx-vqhw- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | WarFTPd 1.82.00-RC11 - Remote Denial of Service | 2006-11-07 |
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-2006-5789 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Jgaa Warftpd, published November 7, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.93%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4398
securityreason.com/securityalert/1832
securitytracker.com/id?1017174
securityfocus.com/bid/20944
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30077
secunia.com/advisories/22755
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5789
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wqm6-9xxx-vqhw