CVE-2006-6909: Karl Dahlke Edbrowse

High severity, CVSS 10.0. EPSS: 4.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Stack-based buffer overflow in http.c in Karl Dahlke Edbrowse (aka Command line editor browser) 3.1.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by operating an FTP server that sends directory listings with (1) long user names or (2) long group names.

Affected products

• Karl Dahlke Edbrowse: version 3.1.3 only

Published 2006-12-31. Last modified 2026-06-16.