CVE-2006-4948
Stack-based buffer overflow in tftpd.exe in ProSysInfo TFTP Server TFTPDWIN 0.4.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 55.6%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.9% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 4Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in tftpd.exe in ProSysInfo TFTP Server TFTPDWIN 0.4.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a long file name. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained from third party information.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and 3 Exploit-DB entries for it.
Show the exploits4
Metasploit modules1 module
- TFTPDWIN v0.4.2 Long Filename Buffer Overflow (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/windows/tftp/tftpdwin_long_filenameRank greatdisclosed 21 Sept 2006
Exploit-DB3 entries
- ProSysInfo TFTP server TFTPDWIN 0.4.2 - 'Filename' Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 16346remote, windowspublished 30 Apr 2010Verified
- ProSysInfo TFTP server TFTPDWIN 0.4.2 - Universal Remote Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 7452remote, windowspublished 14 Dec 2008Verified
- ProSysInfo TFTP Server TFTPDWIN 0.4.2 - Remote Buffer Overflow (1) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 3132remote, windowspublished 15 Jan 2007Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 18 years later
· 18 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 55.6% · top 0.9% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References5
- tftpdwin-pathname-bo(29075) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 29032 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 20131 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ADV-2006-3731 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 21854 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2006-4934 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2006-4948)Record last updated .