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FKIE_CVE-2006-6170

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2006-11-30 15:28 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:32
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://elegerov.blogspot.com/2006/10/do-you-remember-2-years-old-overflow.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-November/050935.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/23141Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/23174
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/23179
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/23184
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/23207
cve@mitre.orghttp://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.502491
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1222
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200611-26.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:217-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452228/100/100/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452872/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452993/100/100/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21326
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0066
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4745
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=214820Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30554
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://elegerov.blogspot.com/2006/10/do-you-remember-2-years-old-overflow.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-November/050935.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/23141Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/23174
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/23179
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/23184
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/23207
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.502491
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1222
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200611-26.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:217-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452228/100/100/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452872/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452993/100/100/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21326
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0066
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4745
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=214820Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30554
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
proftpd_project proftpd *

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    },
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