Stack-based buffer overflow in the sreplace function in ProFTPD 1.3.0 and earlier allows remote attackers, probably authenticated, to…

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."

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

75.5% · top 0.5% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-119 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-119 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (25)

• ADV-2006-4451 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• http://gleg.net/vulndisco_meta.shtml (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• DSA-1222 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• MDKSA-2006:217 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 23207 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SSA:2006-335-02 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWAREx_transferred
• 2006-0066 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
• 20061127 CVE-2006-5815: remote code execution in ProFTPD (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 1017167 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• OpenPKG-SA-2006.035 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENPKGx_transferred
• 23174 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• MDKSA-2006:217-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• proftpd-code-execution(30147) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 2006-0070 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
• 23069 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 23000 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=214820 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 22821 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 23184 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 23125 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20992 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2858 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 23179 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• GLSA-200611-26 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• 22803 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 20:04 UTC.