CVE-2006-6563
mediumpriority · track · 37EPSS 0.023 · 83 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (4)
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- EDB-2928ProFTPd 1.3.0a - 'mod_ctrls' 'support' Local Buffer Overflow (PoC)functional · exploit_db
- EDB-3330ProFTPd 1.3.0/1.3.0a - 'mod_ctrls' 'support' Local Buffer Overflow (1)functional · exploit_db
- EDB-3333ProFTPd 1.3.0/1.3.0a - 'mod_ctrls' 'support' Local Buffer Overflow (2)functional · exploit_db
- EDB-394ProFTPd - 'ftpdctl' 'pr_ctrls_connect' Local Overflowfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (3)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (34)
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/23371enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23392enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23473enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24163enisa_euvd
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200702-02.xmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.coresecurity.com/?module=ContentMod&action=item&id=1594enisa_euvd
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:232enisa_euvd
- http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.039.htmlenisa_euvd
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