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Debian: DSA-2185-1 Moderate: ProFTPD Integer Overflow Threat

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Calendar Grey March 8, 2011
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An integer overflow flaw in proftpd has the potential to cause a denial of service attack. Users are advised to apply updates for the stable release.
It was discovered that an integer overflow in the SFTP file transfer module of the ProFTPD daemon could lead to denial of service
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Summary

It was discovered that an integer overflow in the SFTP file transfer
module of the ProFTPD daemon could lead to denial of service.

The oldstable distribution (lenny) is not affected.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.3.3a-6squeeze1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.3.3d-4.

We recommend that you upgrade your proftpd-dfsg packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: proftpd-dfsg
CVE ID: CVE-2011-1137

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