FreeBSD Ports: proftpd
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 the system as announced in the referenced advisory.
Insight
Insight
The following package is affected: proftpd CVE-2003-0831 ProFTPD 1.2.7 through 1.2.9rc2 does not properly translate newline characters when transferring files in ASCII mode, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow using certain files.
Solution
Solution
Update your system with the appropriate patches or software upgrades. http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/154 http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/cf0fb426-3f96-11d8-b096-0020ed76ef5a.html