CVE-2006-6008

Medium

Description

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.5
Exploit probability—
ProductNetkit
PublishedNov 21, 2006
First seenNov 21, 2006

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
netkit netkit0.17—

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