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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…
Medium6.6EPSS 2.3%
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- Updated
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.6 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.3% · top 16% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (17)
- 21587 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- MDKSA-2006:232 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 20061213 CORE-2006-1127: ProFTPD Controls Buffer Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.proftpd.org/docs/NEWS-1.3.1rc1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.coresecurity.com/?module=ContentMod&action=item&id=1594 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20070219 ProFTPD 1.3.0/1.3.0a (mod_ctrls support) Local Buffer Overflow Exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- OpenPKG-SA-2006.039 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENPKGx_transferred
- 3330 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 24163 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 23473 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- GLSA-200702-02 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 23371 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2006-4998 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 23392 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20070221 Re: ProFTPD 1.3.0/1.3.0a (mod_ctrls support) Local Buffer Overflow Exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- proftpd-controls-bo(30906) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 2006-0074 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_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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