Vulnerability CVE-2006-5778
Published: 2006-11-07   Modified: 2012-02-12

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.

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.6/10
6.4/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Linux-ftpd-ssl -> Linux-ftpd-ssl 

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