CVE-2006-6563
N/A
Published: December 15, 2006 at 11:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:33 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorProFTPD
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the pr_ctrls_recv_request function in ctrls.c in the mod_ctrls module in ProFTPD before 1.3.1rc1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a large reqarglen length value.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (17)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAExploitPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/23371Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Source: [email protected]
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200702-02.xmlx_refsource_MISCExploitPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://www.coresecurity.com/?module=ContentMod&action=item&id=1594Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:232Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_OPENPKG
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.039.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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