CVE-2006-6563
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.6EPSS 2.3%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.6 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C- EPSS score
- 2.3% (84th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-6546)
- Published
- December 15, 2006
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-6546 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- proftpd project / proftpd
- proftpd project / proftpd
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23371(Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23392
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23473
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24163
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200702-02.xml
- http://www.coresecurity.com/?module=ContentMod&action=item&id=1594(Exploit, Patch)
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:232
- http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.039.html
- http://www.proftpd.org/docs/NEWS-1.3.1rc1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454320/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/460648/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/460756/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21587(Exploit, Patch)
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0074/
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4998
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30906
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3330
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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