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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2008.0088 -- [UNIX/Linux] Updated gFTP packages fix vulnerabilities 24 January 2008 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: gFTP Operating System: Mandriva Linux UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX) Impact: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands Denial of Service Access: Remote/Unauthenticated CVE Names: CVE-2007-3962 CVE-2007-3961 Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on platforms other than Mandriva. It is recommended that administrators running gFTP check for an updated version of the software for their operating system. - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 _______________________________________________________________________ Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVSA-2008:018 http://www.mandriva.com/security/ _______________________________________________________________________ Package : gftp Date : January 21, 2008 Affected: 2007.1 _______________________________________________________________________ Problem Description: Kalle Olavi Niemitalo found two boundary errors in the fsplib library, a copy of which is included in gFTP source. A remote attacer 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). The updated packages have been patched to correct these issues. _______________________________________________________________________ References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3961 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3962 _______________________________________________________________________ Updated Packages: Mandriva Linux 2007.1: 1d5b5e54af8934d289c0eddd0e5c6221 2007.1/i586/gftp-2.0.18-9.1mdv2007.1.i586.rpm 79d7fd2135d0be8dae40ef9ea5399f99 2007.1/SRPMS/gftp-2.0.18-9.1mdv2007.1.src.rpm Mandriva Linux 2007.1/X86_64: 57edc8f9a10c18605fc6fadcdc7b8618 2007.1/x86_64/gftp-2.0.18-9.1mdv2007.1.x86_64.rpm 79d7fd2135d0be8dae40ef9ea5399f99 2007.1/SRPMS/gftp-2.0.18-9.1mdv2007.1.src.rpm _______________________________________________________________________ To upgrade automatically use MandrivaUpdate or urpmi. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you. All packages are signed by Mandriva for security. You can obtain the GPG public key of the Mandriva Security Team by executing: gpg --recv-keys --keyserver pgp.mit.edu 0x22458A98 You can view other update advisories for Mandriva Linux at: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact security_(at)_mandriva.com _______________________________________________________________________ Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team <security*mandriva.com> - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.8 (GNU/Linux) iD4DBQFHlRr/mqjQ0CJFipgRAo0xAJMGak0qDBkjPrNhm/roFxvP0MgnAJ9tpamh UBNeZm0NlUg0b6RXSthPRA== =XGK4 - -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. 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