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From: Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201706-09 ] FileZilla: Buffer overflow
Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2017 09:15:04
Message-Id: 466e2e09-cfc7-fc26-6d5a-b43be216f35c@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201706-09
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: FileZilla: Buffer overflow
9 Date: June 06, 2017
10 Bugs: #610554
11 ID: 201706-09
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15 Synopsis
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18 A vulnerability in a bundled copy of PuTTY in FileZilla might allow
19 remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of
20 service.
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22 Background
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25 FileZilla is an open source FTP client.
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27 Affected packages
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31 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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33 1 net-ftp/filezilla < 3.25.2 >= 3.25.2
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35 Description
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38 FileZilla is affected by the same vulnerability as reported in "GLSA
39 201703-03" because the package included a vulnerable copy of PuTTY.
40 Please read the GLSA for PuTTY referenced below for details.
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42 Impact
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45 A remote attacker, utilizing the SSH agent forwarding of an SSH server,
46 could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running
47 FileZilla or cause a Denial of Service condition.
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49 Workaround
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52 There is no known workaround at this time.
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54 Resolution
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57 All FileZilla users should upgrade to the latest version:
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59 # emerge --sync
60 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-ftp/filezilla-3.25.2"
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62 References
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65 [ 1 ] CVE-2017-6542
66 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-6542
67 [ 2 ] GLSA 201703-03
68 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201703-03
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70 Availability
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73 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
74 the Gentoo Security Website:
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76 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-09
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78 Concerns?
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81 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
82 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
83 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
84 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
85 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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87 License
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90 Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
91 belongs to its owner(s).
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93 The contents of this document are licensed under the
94 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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96 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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