CVE-2006-6170

N/A Unknown
Published: November 30, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://elegerov.blogspot.com/2006/10/do-you-remember-2-years-old-overflow.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-November/050935.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23141
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23174
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23179
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23184
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23207
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-2006:217-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452228/100/100/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452872/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452993/100/100/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21326
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0066
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4745
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=214820
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30554
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://elegerov.blogspot.com/2006/10/do-you-remember-2-years-old-overflow.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-November/050935.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23141
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23174
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23179
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23184
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23207
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-2006:217-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452228/100/100/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452872/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452993/100/100/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21326
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0066
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4745
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=214820
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30554
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

38 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
14.4%
94th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

proftpd_project