CVE-2006-5778

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Summary

CVECVE-2006-5778
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-11-07 18:07:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
Descriptionftpd 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.6 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Linux-ftpd-ssl Linux-ftpd-ssl 0.17 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
NetKit FTP Server ChDir Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[Full-disclosure] ftpd chdir() while root af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.grok.org.uk
Debian update for linux-ftpd - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1217-1 linux-ftpd af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
#384454 - ftpd: Does not handle symlink? NFS? home directory - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Netkit FTP Server: Privilege escalation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
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