Debian: DSA-2606-1 Moderate: ProFTPD Symlink Escalation
debian
January 13, 2013
It has been discovered that in ProFTPd, an FTP server, an attacker on the same physical host as the server may be able to perform a symlink attack allowing to elevate privileges in...
Summary
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.3.3a-6squeeze5.
For the testing distribution (wheezy), this problem will be fixed soon.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.3.4a-3.
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-2012-6095
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