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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200801-17
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  Severity: Normal
     Title: Netkit FTP Server: Denial of Service
      Date: January 29, 2008
      Bugs: #199206
        ID: 200801-17

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Synopsis
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Netkit FTP Server contains a Denial of Service vulnerability.

Background
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net-ftp/netkit-ftpd is the Linux Netkit FTP server with optional SSL
support.

Affected packages
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     Package              /  Vulnerable  /                  Unaffected
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  1  net-ftp/netkit-ftpd      < 0.17-r7                     >= 0.17-r7

Description
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Venustech AD-LAB discovered that an FTP client connected to a
vulnerable server with passive mode and SSL support can trigger an
fclose() function call on an uninitialized stream in ftpd.c.

Impact
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A remote attacker can send specially crafted FTP data to a server with
passive mode and SSL support, causing the ftpd daemon to crash.

Workaround
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Disable passive mode or SSL.

Resolution
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All Netkit FTP Server users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-ftp/netkit-ftpd-0.17-r7"

References
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  [ 1 ] CVE-2007-6263
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6263

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-200801-17.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 2008 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