CVE-2006-6170
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…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.1%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 17.10% probability · 97th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- proftpd project/proftpd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://elegerov.blogspot.com/2006/10/do-you-remember-2-years-old-overflow.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-November/050935.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23141Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23174
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23179
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23184
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23207
- 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-2006:217-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452228/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452872/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452993/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21326
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0066
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4745
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=214820Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30554
- http://elegerov.blogspot.com/2006/10/do-you-remember-2-years-old-overflow.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-November/050935.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23141Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23174
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23179
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23184
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23207
- 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-2006:217-1
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.