CVE-2006-4948
Stack-based buffer overflow in tftpd.exe in ProSysInfo TFTP Server TFTPDWIN 0.4.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a long file name.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 55.6%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in tftpd.exe in ProSysInfo TFTP Server TFTPDWIN 0.4.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a long file name. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained from third party information.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 55.61% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 3 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 15 January 2007
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- prosysinfo/tftp server tftpdwin
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 55.6% 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 (3)
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.
| EDB-ID | Title | Type | Published | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDB-16346source ↗ | ProSysInfo TFTP server TFTPDWIN 0.4.2 - 'Filename' Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)windows · Metasploit | remote | 30 April 2010 | yes |
| EDB-7452source ↗ | ProSysInfo TFTP server TFTPDWIN 0.4.2 - Universal Remote Buffer Overflowwindows · SkD | remote | 14 December 2008 | yes |
| EDB-3132source ↗ | ProSysInfo TFTP Server TFTPDWIN 0.4.2 - Remote Buffer Overflow (1)windows · Jacopo Cervini | remote | 15 January 2007 | yes |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21854Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/29032
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20131
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3731
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29075
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21854Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/29032
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20131
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3731
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29075
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.