ProFTPD MOD_TLS Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:21326

Info

ProFTPD MOD_TLS Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 21326
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2006-6170
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 10 2006 12:00AM
Updated: Jan 25 2007 04:33PM
Credit: Evgeny Legerov discovered this issue.
Vulnerable: Slackware Linux 10.2
Slackware Linux 10.1
Slackware Linux 10.0
Slackware Linux 9.1
Slackware Linux 9.0
Slackware Linux 8.1
Slackware Linux 11.0
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.3 rc3
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.3 a
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.3 .0rc2
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.3 .0rc1
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.3
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.10
+ Debian Linux 3.1 sparc
+ Debian Linux 3.1 s/390
+ Debian Linux 3.1 ppc
+ Debian Linux 3.1 mipsel
+ Debian Linux 3.1 mips
+ Debian Linux 3.1 m68k
+ Debian Linux 3.1 ia-64
+ Debian Linux 3.1 ia-32
+ Debian Linux 3.1 hppa
+ Debian Linux 3.1 arm
+ Debian Linux 3.1 amd64
+ Debian Linux 3.1 alpha
+ Debian Linux 3.1
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.9 rc3
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.9 rc2
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.9 rc1
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.9
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.0
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG 2.0
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG 1.3
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG Current
+ Slackware Linux 9.1
+ Slackware Linux 9.0
+ Slackware Linux 8.1
+ Slackware Linux -current
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.8 rc2
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.8 rc1
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.8
+ Slackware Linux 9.0
+ Slackware Linux 8.1
+ Slackware Linux -current
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.7 rc3
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.7 rc2
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.7 rc1
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.7
+ Sun Cobalt Qube 3
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.6
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.5 rc1
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.5
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.4
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mips
+ Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
+ Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
+ Debian Linux 3.0 arm
+ Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
+ Debian Linux 3.0
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.3
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.2 rc3
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.2 rc1
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.2
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.1
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2 pre9
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2 pre8
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2 pre7
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2 pre6
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2 pre5
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2 pre4
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2 pre3
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2 pre2
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2 pre11
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2 pre10
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2 pre1
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2 .0rc3
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1 ia64
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0 ppc
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 8.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 7.2
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2 .0rc2
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2 .0rc1
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2
+ Cobalt Qube 3.0
+ Cobalt Qube 2.0
+ Cobalt RaQ 3.0
+ Cobalt RaQ 2.0
+ Cobalt RaQ 1.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2006.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2006.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.0
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux 3.1 sparc
Debian Linux 3.1 s/390
Debian Linux 3.1 ppc
Debian Linux 3.1 mipsel
Debian Linux 3.1 mips
Debian Linux 3.1 m68k
Debian Linux 3.1 ia-64
Debian Linux 3.1 ia-32
Debian Linux 3.1 hppa
Debian Linux 3.1 arm
Debian Linux 3.1 amd64
Debian Linux 3.1 alpha
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

ProFTPD MOD_TLS Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

ProFTPD is prone to a remote buffer-overflow vulnerability.

Exploiting this issue allows remote attackers to cause a buffer overflow, to corrupt memory, and to execute arbitrary machine code in the context of the server application, facilitating the compromise of affected computers.

ProFTPD 1.3.0a and prior versions are vulnerable to this issue.

Exploit / POC

ProFTPD MOD_TLS Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: mailto:[email protected].

Solution / Fix

ProFTPD MOD_TLS Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Please see the reference section for vendor fixes and updates.


Slackware Linux 11.0

ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2 .0rc3

ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2 pre9

ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2 .0rc2

ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2 pre7

ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2

ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2 pre10

ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2 pre5

ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2 pre4

ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2 .0rc1

ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2 pre8

ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2 pre11

ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2 pre6

ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2 pre1

ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2 pre3

ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2 pre2

ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.1

ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.10

ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.2 rc1

ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.2

ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.2 rc3

ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.3

ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.4

ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.5 rc1

ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.5

ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.6

ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.7 rc2

ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.7 rc3

ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.7 rc1

ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.7

ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.8

ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.8 rc2

ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.8 rc1

ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.9 rc3

ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.9 rc2

ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.9

ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.2.9 rc1

ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.3 .0rc1

ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.3 rc3

ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.3 .0rc2

ProFTPD Project ProFTPD 1.3

Slackware Linux 10.0

Slackware Linux 10.1

Slackware Linux 10.2

Slackware Linux 8.1

Slackware Linux 9.0

Slackware Linux 9.1

References

ProFTPD MOD_TLS Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

References:
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