Is CVE-2006-6008 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2006-6008 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2006-6008?

CVE-2006-6008 has a CVSS v2 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2006-6008?

CVE-2006-6008 has an EPSS score of 2.04% (79th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2006-6008?

Upgrade linux-ftpd on debian 11 to 0.17-23 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2006-6008

MEDIUMEPSS 79th pctl

6.5

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available

linux-ftpdDebian

Fixed in:0.17-23CVE-2006-6008

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

2.04%probability of exploitation in 30 days

79thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 79% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch6

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.