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  Severity: High
     Title: Netkit FTP Server: Privilege escalation
      Date: November 10, 2006
   Updated: February 11, 2007
      Bugs: #150292
        ID: 200611-05:02

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Update
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The original fix introduced a new vulnerability allowing the listing of
any arbitrary directory with root group permissions due to a typo in the
setgid() call. New fixed packages are available. Also, this update adds
a second CVE reference which was not originally mentionned while it was
covered by the original fix.

Additionally, please note that the Netkit FTP Server package has been
renamed from net-ftp/ftpd to net-ftp/netkit-ftpd.

The updated sections appear below.

Background
==========

net-ftp/netkit-ftpd is the Linux Netkit FTP server with optional SSL
support.

Affected packages
=================

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     Package              /  Vulnerable  /                  Unaffected
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  1  net-ftp/netkit-ftpd      < 0.17-r5                     >= 0.17-r5

Resolution
==========

All Netkit FTP Server users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-ftp/netkit-ftpd-0.17-r5"

References
==========

  [ 1 ] CVE-2006-5778
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5778
  [ 2 ] CVE-2006-6008
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6008

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-05.xml

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2007 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5