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CVE-2006-5778
ftpd in linux-ftpd 0.17, and possibly other versions, performs a chdir before setting the UID, which allows local users to bypass intended…
- 4.6MediumCVSS base score
- 0.37%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 69% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
Published
- 18 years later
· 18 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.37% · top 69% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
6
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=384454 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-200611-05 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 20060825 ftpd chdir() while root (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 21000 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 22997 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-1217 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2006-5762 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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