CVE-2006-6170 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2006-6170

Buffer overflow in the tls_x509_name_oneline function in the mod_tls module,...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

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Remediation

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

proftpd project

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Affected Software

proftpd
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: November 30th, 2006
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.