PT-2006-1005 · Debian+1 · Debian+1

Paul Howarth · Published 2006-11-08 · Updated 2024-08-07 · CVE-2006-6171

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: ProFTPD versions 1.3.0a and earlier

Description: The issue is related to the improper setting of the buffer size limit when CommandBufferSize is specified in the configuration file, potentially leading to an off-by-two buffer underflow. However, the ProFTPD developers dispute this issue, stating that the relevant memory location is overwritten by assignment before further use within the affected function. Multiple vulnerabilities in the proftpd-common package of the Debian GNU/Linux operating system may lead to a violation of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information, and can be exploited remotely.

Recommendations: For ProFTPD versions 1.3.0a and earlier, consider reviewing the configuration file to ensure proper buffer size limits are set, although the developers claim this is not a vulnerability. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-02016

CVE-2006-6171

DSA-1218

Affected Products

Debian

Proftpd

References · 24

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6171 · Vendor Advisory
• http://trustix.org/errata/2006/0070 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6171 · Security Note
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=214820 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5815 · Security Note
• http://openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.035.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-6171 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-02016 · Security Note
• http://proftp.cvs.sourceforge.net/proftp/proftpd/src/main.c?r1=1.292&r2=1.293&sortby=date · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1222 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-6171 · Vendor Advisory
• http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.502491 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6171 · Security Note
• http://debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1218 · Vendor Advisory
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:217-1 · Vendor Advisory