Stack-based buffer overflow in Essentia Web Server 2.15 for Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URI, as…

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Essentia Web Server 2.15 for Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URI, as demonstrated by a GET or HEAD request. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

7.5% · top 5.5% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (9)

• 20910 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 1846 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
• 20061112 Re: [x0n3-h4ck]Essentia Web Server v.2.15 Buffer Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 22718 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• essentia-get-bo(30049) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 2716 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
• ADV-2006-4384 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 20061104 [x0n3-h4ck.org] Essentia Web Server 2.15 Buffer Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
• 20061110 [x0n3-h4ck]Essentia Web Server v.2.15 Buffer Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2006-5850](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2006-5850.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2006-5850)

Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 20:04 UTC.