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Debian Security Advisory DSA 896-1 (linux-ftpd-ssl)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to linux-ftpd-ssl announced via advisory DSA 896-1. A buffer overflow has been discovered in ftpd-ssl, a simple BSD FTP server with SSL encryption support, that could lead to the execution of arbitrary code. The old stable distribution (woody) does not contain linux-ftpd-ssl packages.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 0.17.18+0.3-3sarge1 For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem will be fixed soon. We recommend that you upgrade your ftpd-ssl package. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20896-1