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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200702-02
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  Severity: High
     Title: ProFTPD: Local privilege escalation
      Date: February 13, 2007
      Bugs: #158122
        ID: 200702-02

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Synopsis
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A flaw in ProFTPD may allow a local attacker to obtain root privileges.

Background
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ProFTPD is a powerful, configurable, and free FTP daemon.

Affected packages
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     Package          /   Vulnerable   /                    Unaffected
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  1  net-ftp/proftpd      < 1.3.1_rc1                     >= 1.3.1_rc1

Description
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A flaw exists in the mod_ctrls module of ProFTPD, normally used to
allow FTP server administrators to configure the daemon at runtime.

Impact
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An FTP server administrator permitted to interact with mod_ctrls could
potentially compromise the ProFTPD process and execute arbitrary code
with the privileges of the FTP Daemon, which is normally the root user.

Workaround
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Disable mod_ctrls, or ensure only trusted users can access this
feature.

Resolution
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All ProFTPD users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-ftp/proftpd-1.3.1_rc1"

References
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  [ 1 ] CVE-2006-6563
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6563

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200702-02.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2007 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5