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Gentoo update for netkit-ftpd
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA28697
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Release Date:
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2008-01-30
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Popularity:
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3,150 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Gentoo Linux 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-6263
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Description:
Gentoo has acknowledged a vulnerability in netkit-ftpd, which can be exploited by malicious users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an error within ftpd.c when using the "fclose()" function on an uninitialised stream, which can be exploited to crash a vulnerable server by sending specially crafted FTP commands and data.
Solution:
Update to "net-ftp/netkit-ftpd-0.17-r7" or later.
Provided and/or discovered by:
The vendor credits Venustech AD-LAB.
Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200801-17.xml
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199206
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