Gentoo: GLSA-200701-09: oftpd: Denial of Service
Summary
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200701-09
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: Normal
Title: oftpd: Denial of Service
Date: January 15, 2007
Bugs: #159178
ID: 200701-09
Synopsis
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An assertion in oftpd could lead to a denial of service vulnerability.
Background
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oftpd is a small, anonymous only ftp daemon.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-ftp/oftpd < 0.3.7-r3 >= 0.3.7-r3
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By specifying an unsupported address family in the arguments to a LPRT
or LPASV command, an assertion in oftpd will cause the daemon to abort.
Impact
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Remote, unauthenticated attackers may be able to terminate any oftpd
process, denying service to legitimate users.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All oftpd users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-ftp/oftpd-0.3.7-r3"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2006-6767
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6767
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200701-09
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
https://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.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/
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