CVE-2006-5815

N/A Unknown
Published: November 08, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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."

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2858
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://gleg.net/vulndisco_meta.shtml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/22803
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22821
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23000
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23069
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23125
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23174
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23179
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23184
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23207
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017167
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.502491
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1222
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200611-26.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:217
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:217-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.035-proftpd.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452760/100/200/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20992
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0066/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0070
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4451
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=214820
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30147
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2858
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://gleg.net/vulndisco_meta.shtml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22803
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22821
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23000
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23069
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23125
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23174
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23179
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23184
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23207
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017167
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.502491
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1222
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200611-26.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:217
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:217-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.035-proftpd.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452760/100/200/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20992
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0066/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0070
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4451
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=214820
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30147
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

50 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
77.2%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

proftpd_project

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