CVE-2006-4781 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in FutureSoft TFTP Server Multithreaded (MT) version 1.1. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (crash) or potentially execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted packet to UDP port 69, which triggers the overflow during absolute path name construction. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Its FAUCET Risk Score of 98/100 further emphasizes its critical nature. While not listed on the CISA KEV catalog, exploit code for a denial-of-service attack is publicly available on ExploitDB. Despite this, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and it has received negligible community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:futuresoft:tftp_server_multithreaded:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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