CVE-2006-6170

NameCVE-2006-6170
DescriptionBuffer 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1222-1
Debian Bugs400793

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
proftpd-dfsg (PTS)buster1.3.6-4+deb10u6fixed
buster (security)1.3.6-4+deb10u4fixed
bullseye1.3.7a+dfsg-12+deb11u2fixed
bookworm1.3.8+dfsg-4+deb12u3fixed
trixie1.3.8.b+dfsg-1fixed
sid1.3.8.b+dfsg-2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
proftpdsourcesarge1.2.10-15sarge3DSA-1222-1
proftpd-dfsgsource(unstable)1.3.0-16medium400793

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