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linux-ftpd — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6008

ftpd in Linux Netkit (linux-ftpd) 0.17, and possibly other versions, does not check the return status of certain seteuid, setgid, and setuid calls, which might allow remote authenticated users to gain privileges if these calls fail in cases such as PAM failures or resource limits, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5778.

Products
linux-ftpd
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
0.17-23
CVEs
CVE-2006-6008
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 20:09 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6008

core-osv · Original source

Published 21 Nov 2006, 23:07 UTC

ftpd in Linux Netkit (linux-ftpd) 0.17, and possibly other versions, does not check the return status of certain seteuid, setgid, and setuid calls, which might allow remote authenticated users to gain privileges if these calls fail in cases such as PAM failures or resource limits, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5778.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6008

linux-ftpd

Fixed versions: 0.17-23

Complete source record
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  "id": "66d092707e28fd1d79d28c9499166588627807d08b2841988e7d7bd3d984c075",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6008",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6008",
    "summary": "ftpd in Linux Netkit (linux-ftpd) 0.17, and possibly other versions, does not check the return status of certain seteuid, setgid, and setuid calls, which might allow remote authenticated users to gain privileges if these calls fail in cases such as PAM failures or resource limits, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5778.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6008",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "linux-ftpd",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "0.17-23",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      }
    ],
    "severity": "unknown",
    "structured": {
      "id": "DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6008",
      "aliases": [
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      ],
      "affected": [
        {
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            {
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                },
                {
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                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "linux-ftpd",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/linux-ftpd?arch=source&distro=bookworm",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:12"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6008.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-22T23:47:19.625126662Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
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      ],
      "references": [
        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-6008"
      ]
    },
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      {
        "value": "CVE-2006-6008",
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    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 410217,
  "published_at": "2006-11-21T23:07:00+00:00"
}