{
    "id": "CVE-2006-6563",
    "published": "2006-12-15 11:28:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:33:22",
    "cvss_score": "6.6",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": null,
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.02332",
    "epss_percentile": "0.83026",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-07 18:17:05",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "proftpd_project",
            "product": "proftpd"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "3333",
            "title": "ProFTPd 1.3.0/1.3.0a - 'mod_ctrls' 'support' Local Buffer Overflow (2)",
            "date": "2007-02-19",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3333"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "3330",
            "title": "ProFTPd 1.3.0/1.3.0a - 'mod_ctrls' 'support' Local Buffer Overflow (1)",
            "date": "2007-02-18",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3330"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "2928",
            "title": "ProFTPd 1.3.0a - 'mod_ctrls' 'support' Local Buffer Overflow (PoC)",
            "date": "2006-12-13",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2928"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "394",
            "title": "ProFTPd - 'ftpdctl' 'pr_ctrls_connect' Local Overflow",
            "date": "2004-08-13",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/394"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/23371",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/23392",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/23473",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/24163",
        "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200702-02.xml",
        "http://www.coresecurity.com/?module=ContentMod&action=item&id=1594",
        "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:232",
        "http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.039.html",
        "http://www.proftpd.org/docs/NEWS-1.3.1rc1",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454320/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/460648/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/460756/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21587",
        "http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0074/",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4998",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30906",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3330",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/23371",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/23392",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/23473",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/24163",
        "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200702-02.xml",
        "http://www.coresecurity.com/?module=ContentMod&action=item&id=1594",
        "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:232",
        "http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.039.html"
    ]
}