Subject Buffer overflows in various FTP servers Date 12-Feb-99
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Security Advisory CERT-NL
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Author/Source : Niels den Otter Index : S-99-02
Distribution : World Page : 1
Classification: External Version: 1
Subject : Buffer overflows in various FTP servers Date : 12-Feb-99
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By courtesy of Netect, Inc. and CERT Coordination Center we received
information on a vulnerability in various FTP servers which leads to
potential root compromise.
Servers running the latest version of ProFTPD (1.2.0pre1) or the latest
version of Wuarchive ftpd (2.4.2-academ[BETA-18]) are vulnerable to buffer
overflows. This vulnerability can be exploited by remote users to gain root
access on the server.
CERT-NL advices you to act on this information as soon as possible.
All CERT Coordination Center advisories are mirrored by CERT-NL. The
specific URL for this case is:
<ftp://ftp.surfnet.nl/surfnet/net-security/cert-cc-mirror/cert_advisories/
CA-99-03-FTP-Buffer-Overflows>
ADVISORIES ARE REGULARLY UPDATED BY CERT COORDINATION CENTER.
Therefore we advise you to check on our mirror regularly -
you can automate this process using the CERT-NL notifier service.
More information about the CERT-NL mirror and notifier services is
contained in News items N-95-01 (notifier) and N-95-02 (CERT mirror),
both present on
<ftp://ftp.surfnet.nl/surfnet/net-security/cert-nl/docs/news/>
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