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Debian 6.0 DSA-2191-1: Critical ProFTPD Remote Attacks Advisory

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Calendar Grey March 14, 2011
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Identify multiple security weaknesses in ProFTPD. Upgrade proftpd-dfsg binaries to strengthen defenses against potential breaches.
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in ProFTPD, a versatile, virtual-hosting FTP daemon: CVE-2008-7265

Summary

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in ProFTPD, a versatile,
virtual-hosting FTP daemon:

CVE-2008-7265

Incorrect handling of the ABOR command could lead to
denial of service through elevated CPU consumption.

CVE-2010-3867

Several directory traversal vulnerabilities have been
discovered in the mod_site_misc module.

CVE-2010-4562

A SQL injection vulnerability was discovered in the
mod_sql module.

For the oldstable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.3.1-17lenny6.

The stable distribution (squeeze) and the unstable distribution (sid)
are not affected, these vulnerabilities have been fixed prior to the
release of Debian 6.0 (squeeze).

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-2008-7265 CVE-2010-3867 CVE-2010-4652

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