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ftpd: privilege escalation

Package(s):

ftpd

CVE #(s):

CVE-2006-5778

Created:

November 10, 2006

Updated:

February 14, 2007

Description:

Ftpd is vulnerable to a privilege escalation attack, an incorrect seteuid() call can be used by an FTP user to gain unauthorized access to files or directories.

Alerts:

Gentoo	200611-05:02	2006-11-10
Debian	DSA-1217-1	2006-11-20
Gentoo	200611-05	2006-11-10

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