Stack-based buffer overflow in CesarFTP 0.99g and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long MKD command. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained from third party information.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-2961 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.7/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 61.94%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 3 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.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39274 | exploit_db | edb | 2016-01-19 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| 16713 | exploit_db | edb | 2011-02-23 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| 1906 | exploit_db | edb | 2006-06-12 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2026-06-15 | 83.47% | 61.94% | -21.53% |
| 2 | 2025-07-26 | 81.20% | 83.47% | +2.27% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 81.20% | — |
Full EPSS history (19 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |