CVE-2006-6563
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…
- 6.6MediumCVSS base score
- 2.3%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 16% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 4Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 4 Exploit-DB entries for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits5
Exploit-DB4 entries
- ProFTPd 1.3.0/1.3.0a - 'mod_ctrls' 'support' Local Buffer Overflow (2) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 3333local, linuxpublished 19 Feb 2007Verified
- ProFTPd 1.3.0/1.3.0a - 'mod_ctrls' 'support' Local Buffer Overflow (1) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 3330local, linuxpublished 18 Feb 2007Verified
- ProFTPd 1.3.0a - 'mod_ctrls' 'support' Local Buffer Overflow (PoC) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 2928dos, linuxpublished 13 Dec 2006Verified
- ProFTPd - 'ftpdctl' 'pr_ctrls_connect' Local Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 394local, linuxpublished 13 Aug 2004Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 3330 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
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- 1 day later
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Published
- 18 years later
· 18 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.6 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.3% · top 16% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.6.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
17
- 21587 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- MDKSA-2006:232 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 20061213 CORE-2006-1127: ProFTPD Controls Buffer Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.proftpd.org/docs/NEWS-1.3.1rc1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.coresecurity.com/?module=ContentMod&action=item&id=1594 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20070219 ProFTPD 1.3.0/1.3.0a (mod_ctrls support) Local Buffer Overflow Exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- OpenPKG-SA-2006.039 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENPKGx_transferred
- 3330 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 24163 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 23473 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- GLSA-200702-02 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 23371 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2006-4998 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 23392 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20070221 Re: ProFTPD 1.3.0/1.3.0a (mod_ctrls support) Local Buffer Overflow Exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- proftpd-controls-bo(30906) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 2006-0074 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2006-6546 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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