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Case File

CVE-2006-6563

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.6 EPSS 2.31% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2006-12-15 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2006-6563
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.6
EPSS
2.31%

Original Filing — NVD 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.