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CVE-2006-6563 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://secunia.com/advisories/23371	CVE	ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23392	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/23473	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/24163	CVE
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200702-02.xml	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30906	CVE
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3330	CVE
http://www.coresecurity.com/?module=ContentMod&action=item&id=1594	CVE	ExploitPatch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:232	CVE
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.039.html	CVE
http://www.proftpd.org/docs/NEWS-1.3.1rc1	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454320/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/460648/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/460756/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21587	CVE	ExploitPatch
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0074/	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4998	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/23371	[email protected]	ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23392	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/23473	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/24163	[email protected]
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200702-02.xml	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30906	[email protected]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3330	[email protected]
http://www.coresecurity.com/?module=ContentMod&action=item&id=1594	[email protected]	ExploitPatch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:232	[email protected]
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.039.html	[email protected]
http://www.proftpd.org/docs/NEWS-1.3.1rc1	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454320/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/460648/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/460756/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21587	[email protected]	ExploitPatch
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0074/	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4998	[email protected]

see all 34 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Weakness Not in a Standard CWE Category	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
proftpd project proftpd	1.3.0 1.3.0a
CPE cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.3.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:proftpd_project:proftpd:1.3.0a:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 17, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 11, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 15, 2006	Initial Analysis	[email protected]