CVE-2006-6008
EPSS 2.0%
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.
How to fix CVE-2006-6008
To remediate CVE-2006-6008, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/linux-ftpd—upgrade to 0.17-23 or later
Is CVE-2006-6008 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 0.17-23