CVE-2006-6909

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in http.c in Karl Dahlke Edbrowse (aka Command line editor browser) 3.1.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by operating an FTP server that sends directory listings with (1) long user names or (2) long group names.

Affected products

Karl Dahlke Edbrowse: 3.1.3

References

http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=116760539609173&w=2
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1622117&group_id=141946&atid=751061
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21832
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=116760539609173&w=2
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1622117&group_id=141946&atid=751061
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21832

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