[CLA-2003:750] Conectiva Security Announcement - proftpd

From: Conectiva Updates (secure_at_conectiva.com.br)
Date: 09/29/03

  • Next message: Stephen Smoogen: "Re: cfengine2-2.0.3 remote exploit for redhat" 
    Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 15:07:04 -0300
To: conectiva-updates@papaleguas.conectiva.com.br, lwn@lwn.net, bugtraq@securityfocus.com, security-alerts@linuxsecurity.com, linsec@lists.seifried.org

    -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
    Hash: SHA1

    - --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT
    - --------------------------------------------------------------------------

    PACKAGE : proftpd
    SUMMARY : Remote vulnerability
    DATE : 2003-09-29 15:03:00
    ID : CLA-2003:750
    RELEVANT
    RELEASES : 9

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    DESCRIPTION
     ProFTPD is a highly configurable FTP daemon written from scratch for
     Unix and Unix-like operating systems.
     
     ISS X-Force has discovered a vulnerability[1] in the way proftpd
     (versions >= 1.2.7) handles incoming ASCII file transfers. An
     attacker who is able to upload and download the same file can exploit
     this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
     
     The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has
     assigned the name CAN-2003-0831 to this issue[2].

    SOLUTION
     All proftpd users should upgrade.
     
     Please note that after the upgrade the proftpd process will be
     automatically restarted if it is already running. It is recommended
     that administrators shut down all current connections (which will be
     using the vulnerable copy) to avoid a possible abuse by currently
     connected users.
     
     
     REFERENCES:
     1.http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/154
     2.http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0831

    UPDATED PACKAGES
    ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/RPMS/proftpd-1.2.7-27285U90_2cl.i386.rpm
    ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/RPMS/proftpd-doc-1.2.7-27285U90_2cl.i386.rpm
    ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/SRPMS/proftpd-1.2.7-27285U90_2cl.src.rpm

    ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS
     The apt tool can be used to perform RPM packages upgrades:

     - run: apt-get update
     - after that, execute: apt-get upgrade

     Detailed instructions reagarding the use of apt and upgrade examples
     can be found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/#apt?idioma=en

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    All packages are signed with Conectiva's GPG key. The key and instructions
    on how to import it can be found at
    http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/chave/?idioma=en
    Instructions on how to check the signatures of the RPM packages can be
    found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/politica/?idioma=en

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    All our advisories and generic update instructions can be viewed at
    http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?idioma=en

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Copyright (c) 2003 Conectiva Inc.
    http://www.conectiva.com

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    subscribe: conectiva-updates-subscribe@papaleguas.conectiva.com.br
    unsubscribe: conectiva-updates-unsubscribe@papaleguas.conectiva.com.br
    -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
    Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux)
    Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org

    iD8DBQE/eHTH42jd0JmAcZARAh5tAKChQTcRaVx0ICYbpq8WLDGX4QX4VQCfQcNb
    ljCGtABbsBmaoiEyYl1WqCo=
    =fIE3
    -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

  • Next message: Stephen Smoogen: "Re: cfengine2-2.0.3 remote exploit for redhat"

    Relevant Pages