Buffer overflow in Proftpd Project
CVE-2006-5815
Stack-based buffer overflow in the sreplace function in ProFTPD 1.3.0 and earlier allows remote attackers, probably authenticated, to cause a denial of service and execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by vd_proftpd.pm, a "ProFTPD remote exploit."
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.755 (99.5th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.738 · newest: 0.755 · change: +0.017
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4451 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- gleg.net/vulndisco_meta.shtml
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1222 (vendor-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/23207 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- slackware.com/security/viewer.php (vendor-advisory)
- www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0066/ (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452760/100/200/threaded (mailing-list)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.035-proftpd.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-5815?
- CVE-2006-5815 is a vulnerability in Proftpd Project, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2006-11-08.
- Is CVE-2006-5815 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.