Vulnerability Details : 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 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.
Products affected by CVE-2006-6008
- cpe:2.3:a:netkit:netkit:0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-6008
0.44%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 75 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2006-6008
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6.5
|
MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.0
|
6.4
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2006-6008
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http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/l/linux-ftpd/linux-ftpd_0.17-22.diff.gz
404 Not FoundPatch
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http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=384454
#384454 - ftpd: Does not handle symlink? NFS? home directory - Debian Bug report logsPatch
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http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200611-05.xml
Netkit FTP Server: Privilege escalation (GLSA 200611-05) — Gentoo securityPatch;Vendor Advisory
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http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=150292
150292 – net-ftp/ftpd - incorrect seteuid call makes it possible to access others filesPatch
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