CVE-2006-2226

XM Easy Personal FTP Server 4.2 and 5.0.1 - Authenticated Denial of Service via PORT Command Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-2226. PoCs published by luka.research.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit triggers a buffer overflow in XM Easy Personal FTP Server 4.2 by sending an excessively large PORT command value, leading to a denial-of-service condition. The PoC uses Perl's Net::FTP module to establish a connection and send the malformed PORT command.

Description

Buffer overflow in XM Easy Personal FTP Server 4.2 and 5.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via a long argument to the PORT command.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by luka.research · perldoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1552

This exploit triggers a buffer overflow in XM Easy Personal FTP Server 4.2 by sending an excessively large PORT command value, leading to a denial-of-service condition. The PoC uses Perl's Net::FTP module to establish a connection and send the malformed PORT command.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: XM Easy Personal FTP Server 4.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target FTP server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1552
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0606-exploits/xmepftp.txt
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/19970
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18711

Scores

EPSS 0.0350
EPSS Percentile 87.7%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
dxmsoft/xm_easy_personal_ftp_server 4.2
dxmsoft/xm_easy_personal_ftp_server 5.0.1
Published May 05, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026