Denial of Service Vulnerability in GNU Wget by Free Software Foundation
CVE-2006-6719
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👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC
What is CVE-2006-6719?
The ftp_syst function in version 1.10.2 of GNU Wget is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack. If exploited by a malicious FTP server, this vulnerability can cause the application to crash when it receives a large number of empty 220 responses to the SYST command. This poses a risk to users relying on this utility for secure file transfers, leading to potential service disruptions.
Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)
PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.