CVE-2006-6170
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 18.11% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 97.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2006-11-30 15:00Z19 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 20:19Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2006-11-30
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- e7fbb523f7c2fd953140b3e825dddfffe592a98f0efa8289de0c3c0326eafab2
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.debian.orgDSA-1222http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1222
- lists.grok.org.uk20061128 ProFTPD mod_tls pre-authentication buffer overflowhttp://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-November/050935.html
- www.securityfocus.com20061129 Re: ProFTPD mod_tls pre-authentication buffer overflowhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452993/100/100/threaded
- secunia.com23207http://secunia.com/advisories/23207
- slackware.comSSA:2006-335-02http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.502491
- secunia.com23141http://secunia.com/advisories/23141
- secunia.com23174http://secunia.com/advisories/23174
- www.mandriva.comMDKSA-2006:217-1http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:217-1
- www.securityfocus.com21326http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21326
- www.securityfocus.com20061128 ProFTPD mod_tls pre-authentication buffer overflowhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452872/100/0/threaded
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=214820
- secunia.com23184http://secunia.com/advisories/23184
- elegerov.blogspot.comhttp://elegerov.blogspot.com/2006/10/do-you-remember-2-years-old-overflow.html
- www.trustix.org2006-0066http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0066
- secunia.com23179http://secunia.com/advisories/23179
- www.gentoo.orgGLSA-200611-26http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200611-26.xml
- www.securityfocus.com20061121 Re: [ MDKSA-2006:217 ] - Updated proftpd packages fix vulnerabilitieshttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452228/100/100/threaded
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comproftpd-modtls-bo(30554)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30554
- www.vupen.comADV-2006-4745http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4745
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- proftpd-dfsg Fixed in 1.3.0-16
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- proftpd-dfsg Fixed in 1.3.0-16
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- proftpd-dfsg Fixed in 1.3.0-16
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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