Security Advisory

CVE-2006-5778

CVE vulnerability detail - eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2006-11-07 18:00:00
Last updated 2024-08-07 20:04:55
Assigner mitre
CVSS score not scored
State PUBLISHED

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.