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CVE-2006-6008

Published: Nov 21, 2006 | Modified: Apr 09, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6008
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
NetkitNetkit0.17 (including)0.17 (including)
Linux-ftpdUbuntudapper*
Linux-ftpdUbuntudevel*
Linux-ftpdUbuntuedgy*
Linux-ftpdUbuntufeisty*
Linux-ftpdUbuntugutsy*
Linux-ftpdUbuntuhardy*
Linux-ftpdUbuntuintrepid*
Linux-ftpdUbuntujaunty*
Linux-ftpdUbuntukarmic*

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