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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202009-11 |
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https://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Low |
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Title: ProFTPD: Denial of service |
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Date: September 13, 2020 |
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Bugs: #733376 |
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ID: 202009-11 |
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Synopsis |
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A vulnerability in ProFTPD could lead to a Denial of Service condition. |
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Background |
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ProFTPD is an advanced and very configurable FTP server. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 net-ftp/proftpd < 1.3.7a >= 1.3.7a |
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Description |
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It was found that ProFTPD did not properly handle invalid SCP commands. |
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Impact |
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An authenticated remote attacker could issue invalid SCP commands, |
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possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition. |
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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 ProFTPD users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-ftp/proftpd-1.3.7a" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] Invalid SCP command leads to null pointer dereference |
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https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/1043 |
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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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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202009-11 |
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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 2020 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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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |
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