CVE-2006-4847

Exp

Multiple buffer overflows in Ipswitch WS_FTP Server 5.05 before Hotfix 1 allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via long (1) XCRC, (2) XSHA1, or (3) XMD5 commands.

Published: 2006-09-19 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-4847 is rated High Exploit Risk (76.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 81.87%, 99th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). 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-2006-4847

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16717 exploit_db edb 2010-04-30 Exploit-DB ↗
3335 exploit_db edb 2007-02-19 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-4847

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 2026-04-03 81.23% 81.87% +0.64%
2 2026-03-02 87.70% 81.23% -6.47%
3 2026-01-30 — 87.70% —

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-4847

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-4847

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2006-4847

Solution: This vulnerability is addressed in the following product update: Ipswitch, WS_FTP Server, 5.05 Hotfix 1

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-4847

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ipswitch ws_ftp_server 1.0.1eval cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:ws_ftp_server:1.0.1eval:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch ws_ftp_server 1.0.2eval cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:ws_ftp_server:1.0.2eval:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch ws_ftp_server 3.0_1 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:ws_ftp_server:3.0_1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch ws_ftp_server 4.01 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:ws_ftp_server:4.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch ws_ftp_server 5.02 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:ws_ftp_server:5.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch ws_ftp_server 5.03 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:ws_ftp_server:5.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
progress ws_ftp_server <= 5.05 cpe:2.3:a:progress:ws_ftp_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
progress ws_ftp_server 1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:progress:ws_ftp_server:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
progress ws_ftp_server 1.0.1.e cpe:2.3:a:progress:ws_ftp_server:1.0.1.e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
progress ws_ftp_server 1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:progress:ws_ftp_server:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
progress ws_ftp_server 1.0.2.e cpe:2.3:a:progress:ws_ftp_server:1.0.2.e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
progress ws_ftp_server 1.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:progress:ws_ftp_server:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
progress ws_ftp_server 1.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:progress:ws_ftp_server:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
progress ws_ftp_server 1.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:progress:ws_ftp_server:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
progress ws_ftp_server 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:progress:ws_ftp_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
progress ws_ftp_server 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:progress:ws_ftp_server:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
progress ws_ftp_server 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:progress:ws_ftp_server:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
progress ws_ftp_server 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:progress:ws_ftp_server:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
progress ws_ftp_server 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:progress:ws_ftp_server:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
progress ws_ftp_server 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:progress:ws_ftp_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
progress ws_ftp_server 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:progress:ws_ftp_server:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
progress ws_ftp_server 3.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:progress:ws_ftp_server:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
progress ws_ftp_server 3.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:progress:ws_ftp_server:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
progress ws_ftp_server 3.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:progress:ws_ftp_server:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
progress ws_ftp_server 3.4 cpe:2.3:a:progress:ws_ftp_server:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
progress ws_ftp_server 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:progress:ws_ftp_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
progress ws_ftp_server 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:progress:ws_ftp_server:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-4847

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