A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - gFTP: Multiple vulnerabilities. Here the announcement:
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200711-01
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: gFTP: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: November 01, 2007
Bugs: #188252
ID: 200711-01
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Synopsis
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Two buffer overflow vulnerabilities have been discovered in fsplib code
used in gFTP.
Background
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gFTP is an FTP client for the GNOME desktop environment.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-ftp/gftp < 2.0.18-r6 >= 2.0.18-r6
Description
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Kalle Olavi Niemitalo discovered two boundary errors in fsplib code
included in gFTP when processing overly long directory or file names.
Impact
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A remote attacker could trigger these vulnerabilities by enticing a
user to download a file with a specially crafted directory or file
name, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code
(CVE-2007-3962) or a Denial of Service (CVE-2007-3961).
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All gFTP users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-ftp/gftp-2.0.18-r6"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2007-3961
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3961
[ 2 ] CVE-2007-3962
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3962
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-200711-01.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
