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Title : Gentoo Security Update Fixes Netkit FTP Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
Advisory 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

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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.

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Vulnerabilities reported by Paul Szabo

ChangeLog

2006-11-13 : Initial release

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