CVE-2006-4781

FutureSoft TFTP Server MT 1.1 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-4781. PoCs published by n00b.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit sends an overly long TFTP GET request to trigger a denial of service (DoS) in TFTP Server 1.1. The payload consists of a malformed packet with repeated 'A' characters, causing a crash due to improper handling of the request length.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in FutureSoft TFTP Server Multithreaded (MT) 1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by sending a crafted packet to port 69/UDP, which triggers the overflow when constructing an absolute path name. NOTE: Some details are obtained from third party information.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by n00b · pythondoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2334

This exploit sends an overly long TFTP GET request to trigger a denial of service (DoS) in TFTP Server 1.1. The payload consists of a malformed packet with repeated 'A' characters, causing a crash due to improper handling of the request length.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: TFTP Server 1.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target TFTP 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/2334
Exploit, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/21844
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19925
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3559

Scores

EPSS 0.0558
EPSS Percentile 91.9%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
futuresoft/tftp_server_multithreaded 1.1
Published Sep 14, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026