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CVE-2006-6170

Published: Nov 30, 2006Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
17.3%
Top 3.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

proftpdproftpd project
On-prem
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
n/an/a
proftpd projectoss-projectNetworking Infrastructureaka proftpd (professional ftp daemon), proftpd
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf

Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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Official Patch Available

References

http://elegerov.blogspot.com/2006/10/do-you-remember-2-years-old-overflow.html
elegerov.blogspot.com
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-November/050935.html
lists.grok.org.uk
http://secunia.com/advisories/23141
secunia.com
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Timeline

Published
Nov 30, 2006
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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