CVE-2006-6563
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
02 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
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
- 2.33% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 83.0% 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
- 2006-12-15 11:00Z19 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 20:33Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2006-12-14
- 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
- ecdd9d0936045d82401154b8ff77e03e2f654f526ab4e1dcbf235610a7d2132e
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com21587http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21587
- www.mandriva.comMDKSA-2006:232http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:232
- www.securityfocus.com20061213 CORE-2006-1127: ProFTPD Controls Buffer Overflowhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454320/100/0/threaded
- www.proftpd.orghttp://www.proftpd.org/docs/NEWS-1.3.1rc1
- www.coresecurity.comhttp://www.coresecurity.com/?module=ContentMod&action=item&id=1594
- www.securityfocus.com20070219 ProFTPD 1.3.0/1.3.0a (mod_ctrls support) Local Buffer Overflow Exploithttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/460648/100/0/threaded
- www.openpkg.comOpenPKG-SA-2006.039http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.039.html
- www.exploit-db.com3330https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3330
- secunia.com24163http://secunia.com/advisories/24163
- secunia.com23473http://secunia.com/advisories/23473
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200702-02http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200702-02.xml
- secunia.com23371http://secunia.com/advisories/23371
- www.vupen.comADV-2006-4998http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4998
- secunia.com23392http://secunia.com/advisories/23392
- www.securityfocus.com20070221 Re: ProFTPD 1.3.0/1.3.0a (mod_ctrls support) Local Buffer Overflow Exploithttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/460756/100/0/threaded
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comproftpd-controls-bo(30906)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30906
- www.trustix.org2006-0074http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0074/
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- proftpd-dfsg Fixed in 1.3.0-17
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- proftpd-dfsg Fixed in 1.3.0-17
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- proftpd-dfsg Fixed in 1.3.0-17
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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