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CVE-2006-7094

HIGH · CVSS 8.5EPSS 2.6%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
8.5 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS score
2.6% (86th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2006-7076)
Published
March 2, 2007
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-7076 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • debian / debian linux
  • ftpd / ftpd
  • gentoo / linux

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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