CVE-2006-6563

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    CVE-2006-6563

    Published: 15 Dec 2006Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/23371, 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.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:232, http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.039.html, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4998, http://secunia.com/advisories/23371, http://www.coresecurity.com/?module=ContentMod&action=item&id=1594, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21587, http://secunia.com/advisories/23371, http://www.coresecurity.com/?module=ContentMod&action=item&id=1594, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21587, 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.trustix.org/errata/2006/0074/, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30906, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3330

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High