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Medium
CVE-2006-6563
Stack-based buffer overflow in the pr_ctrls_recv_request function in ctrls.c in...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21587
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:232
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454320/100/0/threaded
- http://www.proftpd.org/docs/NEWS-1.3.1rc1
- http://www.coresecurity.com/?module=ContentMod&action=item&id=1594
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/460648/100/0/threaded
- http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.039.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3330
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24163
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23473
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200702-02.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23371
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4998
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23392
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/460756/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30906
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0074/
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
1.3.0, 1.3.0a
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 15th, 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.