CVE-2006-5815

Published: Nov 8, 2006Modified: Apr 23, 2026

10.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the sreplace function in ProFTPD 1.3.0 and earlier allows remote attackers, probably authenticated, to cause a denial of service and execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by vd_proftpd.pm, a "ProFTPD remote exploit."

Affected (1)

Products: Proftpd Project: Proftpd

Proftpd Project

1 product

Proftpd

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Proftpd Project Proftpd	Up to 1.3.0

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (50)

http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2858

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://gleg.net/vulndisco_meta.shtml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/22803

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/22821

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/23000

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/23069

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/23125

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/23174

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/23179

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/23184

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/23207

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://securitytracker.com/id?1017167

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.502491

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1222

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200611-26.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:217

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:217-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openpkg.org/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.035-proftpd.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452760/100/200/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20992

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0066/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0070

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4451

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=214820

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30147

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2858