CVE-2006-5728

XM Easy Personal FTP Server <= 5.2.1 - Authenticated Denial of Service via NLST Command

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-5728. PoCs published by boecke.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Perl script exploits a denial-of-service vulnerability in XM Easy Personal FTP Server <= 5.2.1 by sending an oversized 'NLST -al' command after authentication. The exploit triggers a crash by sending 9000 bytes of data, causing the FTP server to become unresponsive.

Description

XM Easy Personal FTP Server 5.2.1 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via a long argument to the NLST command, possibly involving the -al flags.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by boecke · perldoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2715

This Perl script exploits a denial-of-service vulnerability in XM Easy Personal FTP Server <= 5.2.1 by sending an oversized 'NLST -al' command after authentication. The exploit triggers a crash by sending 9000 bytes of data, causing the FTP server to become unresponsive.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: XM Easy Personal FTP Server <= 5.2.1
Auth required
Prerequisites: Network access to the target FTP server · FTP server must be running and accessible
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30041
Exploit, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/22717
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4365
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2715

Scores

EPSS 0.0230
EPSS Percentile 81.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-399
Status published
Products (3)
dxmsoft/xm_easy_personal_ftp_server 4.2
dxmsoft/xm_easy_personal_ftp_server 4.3
dxmsoft/xm_easy_personal_ftp_server < 5.2.1
Published Nov 06, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026