CVE-2006-0911
NmService.exe in Ipswitch WhatsUp Professional 2006 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted requests to Login.asp, possibly involving the (1) "In]" and (2) "b;tnLogIn" parameters, or (3) malformed btnLogIn…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 16.3%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
NmService.exe in Ipswitch WhatsUp Professional 2006 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted requests to Login.asp, possibly involving the (1) "In]" and (2) "b;tnLogIn" parameters, or (3) malformed btnLogIn parameters, possibly involving missing "[" (open bracket) or "[" (closing bracket) characters, as demonstrated by "&btnLogIn=[Log&In]=&" or "&b;tnLogIn=[Log&In]=&" in the URL. NOTE: due to the lack of diagnosis by the original researcher, the precise nature of the vulnerability is unclear.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 16.27% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 22 February 2006
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- ipswitch/whatsup
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 16.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/472
- http://www.osvdb.org/23494Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425780/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16771Exploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0704Vendor Advisory
- http://zur.homelinux.com/Advisories/ipswitch_dos.txtExploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24864
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/472
- http://www.osvdb.org/23494Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425780/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16771Exploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0704Vendor Advisory
- http://zur.homelinux.com/Advisories/ipswitch_dos.txtExploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24864
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.