CVE-2006-6170
N/A
Published: November 30, 2006 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:32 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorProFTPD
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 17%
Description
Buffer overflow in the tls_x509_name_oneline function in the mod_tls module, as used in ProFTPD 1.3.0a and earlier, and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large data length argument, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5815.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://elegerov.blogspot.com/2006/10/do-you-remember-2-years-old-overflow.html
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-November/050935.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23141
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.502491
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1222
References (19)
x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://elegerov.blogspot.com/2006/10/do-you-remember-2-years-old-overflow.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-November/050935.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/23141Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWARE
Source: [email protected]
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.502491Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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