CVE-2006-5000

Multiple buffer overflows in WS_FTP Server 5.05 before Hotfix 1, and possibly other versions down to 5.0, have unknown impact and remote authenticated attack vectors via the (1) XCRC, (2) XMD5, and (3) XSHA1 commands. NOTE: in the early publication of this identifier on 20060926, the description was used for the wrong issue.

Published: 2006-09-26 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-5000 is rated High Risk (65.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 79.07%, 99th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +73.18% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-5000

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 2026-05-18 5.88% 79.07% +73.18%
2 2026-04-10 6.63% 5.88% -0.75%
3 2026-02-06 — 6.63% —

Full EPSS history (21 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-5000

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-2006-5000

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-5000

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2006-5000: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-5000

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-5000

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch ws_ftp_server 5.05 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:ws_ftp_server:5.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
progress ws_ftp_server 5.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:progress:ws_ftp_server:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-5000

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