Is CVE-2006-5000 actively exploited?

CVE-2006-5000 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-04-16.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-5000?

CVE-2006-5000 has a CVSS score of 6.5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2006-5000?

Patch guidance is available from ipswitch security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2006-5000.

CVE-2006-5000 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2006-5000?

4 products: ipswitch ws ftp server, ipswitch ws ftp server, ipswitch ws ftp server, progress ws ftp server.

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in WS_FTP Server 5.05 before Hotfix 1, and possibly other versions down to 5.0, have unknown impact and remote authenticated attack vectors via the (1) XCRC, (2) XMD5, and (3) XSHA1 commands. NOTE: in the early publication of this identifier on 20060926, the description was used for the wrong issue.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: single
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: partial
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-Other

Metadata

Primary Vendor: IPSWITCH
Published: 9/26/2006
Last Modified: 4/16/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

ipswitch : ws_ftp_serveripswitch : ws_ftp_serveripswitch : ws_ftp_serverprogress : ws_ftp_server

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD