CVE-2006-6008
Linux Netkit ftpd Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 21, 2006, 11:07 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 5, 2008, 9:13 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.4
Exploitability Score :
8.0
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2006-6008.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=384454 | Patch |
| http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=150292 | Patch |
| http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/l/linux-ftpd/linux-ftpd_0.17-22.diff.gz | Patch |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/22816 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/22853 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200611-05.xml | Patch Vendor Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 22, 2006
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-6008 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-6008
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.64 }} 0.15%
score
0.79524
percentile