CVE-2006-1159 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Format string vulnerability in Easy File Sharing (EFS) Web Server 3.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the query string argument in an HTTP GET request.

Published: 2006-03-12

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: 8.8% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:efs_software:efs_web_server:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-1163	Format string vulnerability in Easy File Sharing (EFS) Web Server 3.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the query string argument in an HTTP GET request.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.08753.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/19178
http://www.osvdb.org/23792
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427158/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17046
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0912
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25135

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Efs Software Efs Web Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-03-12T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T17:03:28.500Z

Reserved: 2006-03-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-1159

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-03-12T21:02:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-1159

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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