CVE-2006-5778

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-11-07 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

Linux-Ftpd-Ssl: 0.17

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=384454
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-August/049014.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/22997
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-05.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1217
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21000
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=384454
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-August/049014.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/22997
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-05.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1217
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21000

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