HIGH
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
Published Nov 30, 2006
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 17.10%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.3.0a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
17.10% 0.17104
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.17104
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 17.10% (0.17104) | 97.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 17.31% (0.17311) | 96.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 23, 2025 | 13.51% (0.13512) | 93.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 18, 2025 | 14.87% (0.14873) | 94.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 13.51% (0.13512) | 93.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 15.23% (0.15227) | 91.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 13.51% (0.13512) | 93.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 16.10% (0.16096) | 94.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 49.10% (0.49097) | 97.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 11, 2023 | 30.68% (0.30682) | 96.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 27, 2023 | 31.09% (0.31094) | 96.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 20, 2023 | 34.61% (0.34605) | 96.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 4, 2023 | 34.55% (0.34547) | 96.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 30.84% (0.30840) | 96.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 95.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 94.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 89.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (19)
- http://elegerov.blogspot.com/2006/10/do-you-remember-2-years-old-overflow.html x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-November/050935.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23141 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23174 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23179 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23184 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23207 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.502491 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SLACKWARE
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1222 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200611-26.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:217-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452228/100/100/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452872/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/452993/100/100/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21326 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0066 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIX
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4745 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=214820 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30554 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 30, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Nov 30, 2006
Link CVE-2006-6170
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a