CVE-2006-6170: proftpd project proftpd
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2006-6170 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in proftpd project proftpd. EPSS estimates a 18.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.
Public exploit (reference, Date unknown)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 30-11-2006PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
18.11%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
97%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +1.01 pp
From 17.10% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
2 foundExploit Reference (lists.grok.org.uk)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (elegerov.blogspot.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian1 product
- proftpd-dfsg< 1.3.0-16
Proftpd project1 product
- proftpd≤ 1.3.0a
2 vendors · 2 products
References
20 links
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-November/050935.htmlMailing ListX Refsource FULLDISCExploitVendor Advisory
- slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.502491Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource SLACKWARE
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- elegerov.blogspot.com/2006/10/do-you-remember-2-years-old-overflow.htmlX Refsource MISCExploitVendor Advisory