CVE-2006-5778
ftpd in linux-ftpd 0.17, and possibly other versions, performs a chdir before setting the UID, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by redirecting their home directory to a
02 Description
ftpd in linux-ftpd 0.17, and possibly other versions, performs a chdir before setting the UID, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by redirecting their home directory to a
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.36% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 30.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2006-11-07 18:00Z19 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 20:04Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2006-11-07
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 06e8a5b674ac221a970e791d25e03e5ee96e3964bc9186082881d21f619fe3dc
05 Affected products
06 References
- bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=384454
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200611-05http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-05.xml
- lists.grok.org.uk20060825 ftpd chdir() while roothttp://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-August/049014.html
- www.securityfocus.com21000http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21000
- secunia.com22997http://secunia.com/advisories/22997
- www.debian.orgDSA-1217http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1217
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- linux-ftpd Fixed in 0.17-23
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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