CVE-2006-6170

Public Exploit

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.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 13.51% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory slackware.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory trustix.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory blogspot.com Vendor Advisory org.uk Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6170?: CVE-2006-6170 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6170?: To fix CVE-2006-6170, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-6170 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-6170 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~14% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.