FKIE_CVE-2006-5815
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2006-11-08 23:07 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:31
Severity
Summary
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."
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| proftpd_project | proftpd | * |
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