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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2006-6563: ProFTPD: Local privilege escalation

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2006-6563: ProFTPD: Local privilege escalation

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
12/15/2006
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

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.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-ftp-proftpd

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