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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201110-07 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: vsftpd: Denial of Service |
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Date: October 10, 2011 |
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Bugs: #357001 |
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ID: 201110-07 |
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Synopsis |
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A Denial of Service vulnerability was found in vsftpd. |
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Background |
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vsftpd is a very secure FTP daemon written with speed, size and |
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security in mind. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 net-ftp/vsftpd < 2.3.4 >= 2.3.4 |
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Description |
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A Denial of Service vulnerability was discovered in vsftpd. Please |
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review the CVE identifier referenced below for details. |
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Impact |
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A remote authenticated attacker could cause a Denial of Service. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All vsftpd users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-ftp/vsftpd-2.3.4" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2011-0762 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-0762 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201110-07.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2011 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |