Title : Gentoo Security Update Fixes Netkit FTP Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-4476 CVE ID : CVE-2006-5778 - CVE-2006-6008
Rated as : Moderate Risk
Remotely Exploitable : No Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2006-11-13
Technical Description
Gentoo has released updated packages to address multiple vulnerabilities identified in Netkit FTP Server. These flaws are due to unchecked "setuid()" and "seteuid()" calls, which could be exploited by attackers to bypass security restrictions, gain access to normally forbidden directories, and potentially obtain elevated privileges.
