Vulnerability in Proftpd Project
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 length value.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.023 (83.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Proftpd Project — versions 1.3.0, 1.3.0a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/21587 (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454320/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.proftpd.org/docs/NEWS-1.3.1rc1
- www.coresecurity.com/ (Exploit, Patch)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/460648/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.039.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3330 (exploit)
- secunia.com/advisories/24163 (third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/23473 (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-6563?
- CVE-2006-6563 is a vulnerability in Proftpd Project. Published 2006-12-15.
- Is CVE-2006-6563 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.