CVE-2006-6361

Heap-based buffer overflow in the uploadprogress_php_rfc1867_file function in uploadprogress.c in Bitflux Upload Progress Meter before 8276 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via crafted HTTP POST fileupload requests.

Published: 2006-12-07 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-6361 is rated High Risk (69.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.45%). Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-6361

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 2025-07-26 2.43% 2.45% +0.02%
2 2025-03-30 3.36% 2.43% -0.93%
3 2025-03-29 3.36%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-6361

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-6361

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-6361

vendor priority summary link
alpine CVE-2006-6361: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-6361

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-6361

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
bitflux upload_progress_meter 8215 cpe:2.3:a:bitflux:upload_progress_meter:8215:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bitflux upload_progress_meter 8275 cpe:2.3:a:bitflux:upload_progress_meter:8275:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-6361

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