7.5
HIGH
CVE-2006-6170
ProFTPD TLS X509 Name Oneline Buffer Overflow Arbitrary Code Execution
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 30, 2006, 3:28 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:22 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-6170 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Proftpd_project proftpd
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-6170.

URL Resource
http://elegerov.blogspot.com/2006/10/do-you-remember-2-years-old-overflow.html Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-November/050935.html Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23141 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23174
http://secunia.com/advisories/23179
http://secunia.com/advisories/23184
http://secunia.com/advisories/23207
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.502491
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1222
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200611-26.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:217-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452228/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452872/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452993/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21326
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0066
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4745
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=214820 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30554
http://elegerov.blogspot.com/2006/10/do-you-remember-2-years-old-overflow.html Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-November/050935.html Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23141 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23174
http://secunia.com/advisories/23179
http://secunia.com/advisories/23184
http://secunia.com/advisories/23207
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.502491
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1222
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200611-26.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:217-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452228/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452872/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452993/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21326
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0066
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4745
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=214820 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30554

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-6170 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-6170 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://elegerov.blogspot.com/2006/10/do-you-remember-2-years-old-overflow.html
    Added Reference http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-November/050935.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/23141
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/23174
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/23179
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/23184
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/23207
    Added Reference http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.502491
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1222
    Added Reference http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200611-26.xml
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:217-1
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452228/100/100/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452872/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452993/100/100/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21326
    Added Reference http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0066
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4745
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=214820
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30554
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 17, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/452228/100/100/threaded [Vendor Advisory]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/452872/100/0/threaded [Exploit, Vendor Advisory]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/452993/100/100/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452993/100/100/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452872/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452228/100/100/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/30554 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30554 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 30, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-6170 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-6170 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

49.10 }} 18.42%

score

0.97584

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability