CVE-2006-5815

Stack-based buffer overflow in the sreplace function in ProFTPD 1.3.0 and earlier allows remote...

10.0 HighPublic exploitFix available

Stack-based buffer overflow in the sreplace function in ProFTPD 1.3.0 and earlier allows remote attackers, probably authenticated, to cause a denial of service and execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by vd_proftpd.pm, a "ProFTPD remote exploit."

Exploit likelihood

75.5%Up 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

Record: CVE-2006-5815
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2006-5815
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2006-5799 No score

Record: EUVD-2006-5799
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q4h4-p4xh-74q7 No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in the sreplace function in ProFTPD 1.3.0 and earlier allows remote...

Record: GHSA-q4h4-p4xh-74q7
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2006-5815
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2006-5815 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5815
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11196-1 No score

proftpd-1.3.6e-1.10 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the proftpd-1.3.6e-1.10 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:11196-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

proftpd project proftpd

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`proftpd-dfsg` Debian:12	before 1.3.0-15	1.3.0-15
`proftpd-dfsg` Debian:13	before 1.3.0-15	1.3.0-15
`proftpd-dfsg` Debian:14	before 1.3.0-15	1.3.0-15
`proftpd` Debian:3.1 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 1.2.10-15sarge3, plus listed versions 1.2.10-151.2.10-15sarge11.2.10-15sarge1.0.11.2.10-15sarge2	1.2.10-15sarge3
`proftpd` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 1.3.6e-1.10	1.3.6e-1.10

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Metasploit	ProFTPD 1.2 - 1.3.0 sreplace Buffer Overflow (Linux)	2006-11-26
Exploit-DB	ProFTPd 1.3.0 - 'sreplace' Remote Stack Overflow (Metasploit)	2006-11-27
Exploit-DB	ProFTPd 1.2 < 1.3.0 (Linux) - 'sreplace' Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)	2011-01-09

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, exploits, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2006-5815 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Proftpd Project Proftpd, published November 8, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 75.5%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in proftpd-dfsg 1.3.0-15.

References

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