CVE-2006-5571
Stack-based buffer overflow in /scripts/cruise/cws.exe in CruiseWorks 1.09c and 1.09d allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 8.3%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 5.0% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in /scripts/cruise/cws.exe in CruiseWorks 1.09c and 1.09d allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in the doc parameter.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Cruiseworks 1.09 - 'Cws.exe' Doc Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 28850remote, windowspublished 24 Oct 2006Verified
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Timeline
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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)
- 8.3% · top 5.0% of all CVEs (10 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
9
- 20699 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20061024 [vuln.sg] CruiseWorks Directory Traversal and Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- ADV-2006-4158 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20061024 [vuln.sg] CruiseWorks Directory Traversal and Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 1017110 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://vuln.sg/cruiseworks109d-en.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 22139 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- cruiseworks-scripts-bo(29763) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 1790 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_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-2006-5556 (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-2006-5571)Record last updated .