CVE-2006-6008

ftpd in Linux Netkit (linux-ftpd) 0.17, and possibly other versions, does not check the return status of certain seteuid, setgid, and setuid calls, which might…

published November 21, 2006

CVSS
—
EPSS
2%
Percentile
81.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

ftpd in Linux Netkit (linux-ftpd) 0.17, and possibly other versions, does not check the return status of certain seteuid, setgid, and setuid calls, which might allow remote authenticated users to gain privileges if these calls fail in cases such as PAM failures or resource limits, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5778.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02061 · 81.2th percentile
Published
2006-11-21T23:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 21 NOV 23:00Z
    ftpd in Linux Netkit (linux-ftpd) 0.17, and possibly other versions, does not check the return status of certain seteuid, setgid, and setuid calls, which might…
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