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CVE-2006-7094
ftpd, as used by Gentoo and Debian Linux, sets the gid to the effective uid instead of the effective group id before executing /bin/ls,…
High8.5EPSS 2.6%
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- mitre
Description
ftpd, as used by Gentoo and Debian Linux, sets the gid to the effective uid instead of the effective group id before executing /bin/ls, which allows remote authenticated users to list arbitrary directories with the privileges of gid 0 and possibly enable additional attack vectors.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High8.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.6% · top 14% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- 34242 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 20070220 /bin/ls with gid=0 in Debian linux-ftpd (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 2330 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- http://bugs.debian.org/384454 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://packages.qa.debian.org/l/linux-ftpd/news/20061125T181702Z.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=155317 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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