CVE-2006-5778 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local users can bypass access restrictions and access restricted directories by exploiting a race condition in the FTP daemon's directory change logic.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-5778?
CVE-2006-5778 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Nov 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5778?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux-Ftpd-Ssl Linux-Ftpd-Ssl.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5778?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2006-5778 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5778 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5778, GHSA-6532-mh27-j4gp.