CVE-2006-5815 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote authenticated attackers can trigger a stack-based buffer overflow in ProFTPD to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-5815?
CVE-2006-5815 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Nov 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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."
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5815?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Proftpd Project Proftpd.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5815?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2006-5815 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-5815 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5815, GHSA-q4h4-p4xh-74q7.