Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 30, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-6170
CVE-2006-6170
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.
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References
19- elegerov.blogspot.com/2006/10/do-you-remember-2-years-old-overflow.htmlnvdExploitVendor Advisory
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-November/050935.htmlnvdExploitVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/23141nvdVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/23174nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/23179nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/23184nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/23207nvd
- slackware.com/security/viewer.phpnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1222nvd
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200611-26.xmlnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452228/100/100/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452872/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452993/100/100/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/21326nvd
- www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0066nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4745nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30554nvd
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