CVE-2006-6652

Exp

Buffer overflow in the glob implementation (glob.c) in libc in NetBSD-current before 20050914, NetBSD 2.* and 3.* before 20061203, and Apple Mac OS X before 2007-004, as used by the FTP daemon and tnftpd, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long pathname that results from path expansion.

Published: 2006-12-20 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2006-6652 is rated High Exploit Risk (80/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 19.41%, 97th 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-2006-6652

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
29204 exploit_db edb 2006-12-01 Exploit-DB ↗
2874 exploit_db edb 2006-11-30 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-6652

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 36.07% 19.41% -16.66%
2 2025-11-22 33.35% 36.07% +2.72%
3 2025-08-08 — 33.35% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-6652

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-6652

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-6652

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2006-6652: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-6652

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-6652

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple mac_os_x 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.0.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.0.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.0.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.0.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.1.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.1.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.1.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.1.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.2.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.2.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.2.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.2.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.2.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.2.6 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.2.7 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.2.8 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.3.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.3.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.3.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.3.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.3.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.3.6 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.3.7 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.3.8 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.3.9 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.4.1 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.4.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.4.3 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.4.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.4.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.4.6 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.4.7 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.4.8 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.4.9 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x 10.4.10 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netbsd netbsd 2.0 cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netbsd netbsd 2.1 cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netbsd netbsd 3.0 cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netbsd netbsd 3.1 cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-6652

URL Tags
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305391 Vendor Advisory
http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2006-027.txt.asc Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Apr/msg00001.html Vendor Advisory
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051009.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23178 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24966 Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017386 Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.osvdb.org/31781 Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21377 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-109A.html Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1470 Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30670 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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