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Debian Security Advisory DSA 357-1 (wu-ftpd)

Information

Severity

Severity

Critical

Family

Family

Debian Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

10.0

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

16 years ago

Modified

Modified

6 years ago

Summary

The remote host is missing an update to wu-ftpd announced via advisory DSA 357-1.

Insight

Insight

iSEC Security Research reports that wu-ftpd contains an off-by-one bug in the fb_realpath function which could be exploited by a logged-in user (local or anonymous) to gain root privileges. A demonstration exploit is reportedly available. For the current stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 2.6.2-3woody1. For the unstable distribution (sid) an update will be available shortly. We recommend you upgrade your wu-ftpd package immediately.

Solution

Solution

https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20357-1

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