CVE-2006-3952
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedStack-based buffer overflow in EFS Software Easy File Sharing FTP Server 2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the PASS command. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained from third party information.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceStack-based buffer overflow in Easy File Sharing FTP Server 2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending an overly long password string to the PASS command. The server fails to properly bounds-check the password input before copying it to a fixed-size stack buffer, enabling overflow and potential remote code execution.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 2.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Easy File Sharing FTP Server is installedCheck system for presence of Easy File Sharing FTP Server or Efs Ftp Server software. Look in Program Files or check installed programs list.Affected if The software is found on the system
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Identify the installed versionLocate the executable or version information for the Efs Ftp Server installation and verify the exact version number is 2.0.Affected if The installed version is exactly 2.0
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Verify FTP service is runningCheck if the Efs Ftp Server service is actively running on the system.Affected if The FTP server service is running
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Confirm network accessibilityDetermine if the FTP port (typically port 21) is open and accessible from network or external sources.Affected if The FTP service is reachable from a network
You are affected if Easy File Sharing FTP Server version 2.0 is installed, the service is running, and the FTP port is accessible, enabling remote attackers to trigger the buffer overflow via an overly long password to the PASS command.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to a supported, patched version of the software, or migrate to a maintained FTP server solution. If immediate patching is unavailable, restrict network access to the FTP service via firewall rules and implement network segmentation to limit exposure.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2006-3952 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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