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Debian Security Advisory DSA 3263-1 (proftpd-dfsg - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Vadim Melihow discovered that in proftpd-dfsg, an FTP server, the mod_copy module allowed unauthenticated users to copy files around on the server, and possibly to execute arbitrary code.
Affected Software
Affected Software
proftpd-dfsg on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1.3.4a-5+deb7u3. For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1.3.5-1.1+deb8u1. For the testing distribution (stretch) and unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.3.5-2. We recommend that you upgrade your proftpd-dfsg packages.