CVE-2006-2170

Exp

Buffer overflow in ArgoSoft FTP Server 1.4.3.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via Unicode in the RNTO command, as demonstrated by the Infigo FTPStress Fuzzer.

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

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-2170 is rated High Exploit Risk (74/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.65%, 91th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.64% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. 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-2006-2170

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-2170

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 2025-05-28 5.01% 6.65% +1.64%
2 2025-03-30 3.71% 5.01% +1.30%
3 2025-03-29 3.71%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-2170

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.4 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/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:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-2170

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-2170

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
argosoft ftp_server 1.4.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:ftp_server:1.4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
argosoft ftp_server 1.4.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:ftp_server:1.4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
argosoft ftp_server 1.4.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:ftp_server:1.4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
argosoft ftp_server 1.4.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:ftp_server:1.4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
argosoft ftp_server 1.4.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:ftp_server:1.4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
argosoft ftp_server 1.4.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:ftp_server:1.4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
argosoft ftp_server 1.4.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:ftp_server:1.4.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
argosoft ftp_server 1.4.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:ftp_server:1.4.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
argosoft ftp_server 1.4.1.9 cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:ftp_server:1.4.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
argosoft ftp_server 1.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:ftp_server:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
argosoft ftp_server 1.4.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:ftp_server:1.4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
argosoft ftp_server 1.4.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:ftp_server:1.4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
argosoft ftp_server 1.4.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:ftp_server:1.4.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
argosoft ftp_server 1.4.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:ftp_server:1.4.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
argosoft ftp_server 1.4.2.29 cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:ftp_server:1.4.2.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
argosoft ftp_server 1.4.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:argosoft:ftp_server:1.4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-2170

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