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CVE-2006-5778

CVE-2006-5778

EPSS 0.4%
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.
Affected products
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References
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=384454http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-August/049014.htmlhttp://secunia.com/advisories/22997http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-05.xmlhttp://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1217http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21000