CVE-2006-6565

Published: Dec 15, 2006Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-476

4.0MEDIUM

NVD MITRE

Description

FileZilla Server before 0.9.22 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a wildcard argument to the (1) LIST or (2) NLST commands, which results in a NULL pointer dereference, a different set of vectors than CVE-2006-6564. NOTE: CVE analysis suggests that the problem might be due to a malformed PORT command.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:SAuthentication

Single

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:NIntegrity

None

A:PAvailability

Partial

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Weaknesses

CWE-476

Affected Products

filezilla-project

oss-projectaka filezilla server, filezilla, filezilla client

filezilla serverMixed

Consumer Software / file-utility

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

Impact

Initial Access

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References

http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=470364&group_id=21558

sourceforge.net

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4937

vupen.com

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30853

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

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