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CVE-2006-6171

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2006-11-30 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

ProFTPD 1.3.0a and earlier does not properly set the buffer size limit when CommandBufferSize is specified in the configuration file, which leads to an off-by-two buffer underflow. NOTE: in November 2006, the role of CommandBufferSize was originally associated with CVE-2006-5815, but this was an error stemming from a vague initial disclosure. NOTE: ProFTPD developers dispute this issue, saying that the relevant memory location is overwritten by assignment before further use within the affected function, so this is not a vulnerability

Affected Platforms

Proftpd Project Proftpd

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References