CVE-2006-6563

Publication date 15 December 2006

Last updated 17 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
proftpd 9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy Not in release
7.04 feisty Not in release
6.10 edgy Ignored end of life, was needed
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life
proftpd-dfsg 9.10 karmic
Fixed 1.3.0-17
9.04 jaunty
Fixed 1.3.0-17
8.10 intrepid
Fixed 1.3.0-17
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 1.3.0-17
7.10 gutsy
Fixed 1.3.0-17
7.04 feisty
Fixed 1.3.0-17
6.10 edgy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

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