Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 15, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-6563
CVE-2006-6563
Description
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.
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References
17- secunia.com/advisories/23371nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- www.coresecurity.comnvdExploitPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/21587nvdExploitPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/23392nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/23473nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/24163nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200702-02.xmlnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.039.htmlnvd
- www.proftpd.org/docs/NEWS-1.3.1rc1nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454320/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/460648/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/460756/100/0/threadednvd
- www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0074/nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4998nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30906nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3330nvd
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