nvd-json-data-feeds/CVE-2023/CVE-2023-403xx/CVE-2023-40303.json

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  "published": "2023-08-14T05:15:10.233",
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      "value": "GNU inetutils before 2.5 may allow privilege escalation because of unchecked return values of set*id() family functions in ftpd, rcp, rlogin, rsh, rshd, and uucpd. This is, for example, relevant if the setuid system call fails when a process is trying to drop privileges before letting an ordinary user control the activities of the process."
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