Gentoo Linux: CVE-2006-5778: Netkit FTP Server: Privilege escalation
5
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
11/07/2006
07/25/2018
10/30/2017
10/30/2017
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 restricted directory.
Solution(s)
- gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-ftp-netkit-ftpd
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