CVE-2006-7221

Multiple off-by-one errors in fsplib.c in fsplib before 0.8 allow attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors involving the (1) name and (2) d_name entry attributes.

Published: 2007-07-25 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-7221 is rated Moderate Risk (52.9/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.49%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-7221

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 2026-03-13 0.37% 0.49% +0.12%
2 2025-04-04 0.33% 0.37% +0.03%
3 2025-03-30 0.33%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-7221

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 3.6 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-7221

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-7221

vendor priority summary link
alpine CVE-2006-7221: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-7221
debian unimportant CVE-2006-7221 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (gftp), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-7221
redhat https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-7221
ubuntu medium CVE-2006-7221 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (gftp), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): ignored 3, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-7221

Vendor comments (NVD) for CVE-2006-7221

  • Red Hat (2007-08-10T00:00:00)

    Red Hat does not consider a user assisted client crash such as this to be a security flaw.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-7221

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
fsp c_library <= 0.7 cpe:2.3:a:fsp:c_library:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-7221

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