CVE-2006-5850

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 7.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-11-10 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Essentia Web Server 2.15 for Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URI, as demonstrated by a GET or HEAD request. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Affected products

Essentia Web Server: 2.15

References

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-November/050537.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/22718
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1846
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451115/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451382/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20910
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4384
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30049
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2716
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-November/050537.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/22718
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1846

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