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."
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 73.8%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
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."
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 73.82% probability · 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- proftpd project/proftpd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2858
- http://gleg.net/vulndisco_meta.shtml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22803Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22821Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23000Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23069Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23125Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23174Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23179Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23184Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23207Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017167
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.502491
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1222
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200611-26.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:217
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:217-1
- http://www.openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.035-proftpd.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452760/100/200/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20992
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0066/
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0070
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4451Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=214820
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30147
- http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2858
- http://gleg.net/vulndisco_meta.shtml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22803Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22821Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23000Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.