CVE-2006-2114

Exp

Buffer overflow in SWS web Server 0.1.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long request.

Published: 2006-05-01 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-2114 is rated High Exploit Risk (75.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.51%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-2114

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-2114

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 6.14% 5.51% -0.62%
2 2025-03-29 5.51% 6.14% +0.62%
3 2025-03-17 5.51%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-2114

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-2114

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-2114

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sws sws_simple_web_server 0.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:sws:sws_simple_web_server:0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sws sws_simple_web_server 0.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:sws:sws_simple_web_server:0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sws sws_simple_web_server 0.1 cpe:2.3:a:sws:sws_simple_web_server:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sws sws_simple_web_server 0.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:sws:sws_simple_web_server:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sws sws_simple_web_server 0.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:sws:sws_simple_web_server:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sws sws_simple_web_server 0.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:sws:sws_simple_web_server:0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sws sws_simple_web_server 0.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:sws:sws_simple_web_server:0.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sws sws_simple_web_server 0.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:sws:sws_simple_web_server:0.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sws sws_simple_web_server 0.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:sws:sws_simple_web_server:0.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sws sws_simple_web_server 0.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:sws:sws_simple_web_server:0.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-2114

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