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Gentoo: GLSA-201110-07 Normal: vsftpd Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey October 10, 2011
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A vulnerability affecting vsftpd on Gentoo has been identified, leading to potential denial of service. Please update to version 2.3.4 or newer to mitigate security risks.
A Denial of Service vulnerability was found in vsftpd.

Summary

A Denial of Service vulnerability was discovered in vsftpd. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service security issue gentoo vsftpd

Resolution

All vsftpd users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-ftp/vsftpd-2.3.4"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2011-0762 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-0762

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201110-07
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Concerns

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.

Severity: Normal
Title: vsftpd: Denial of Service
Date: October 10, 2011
Bugs: #357001
ID: 201110-07

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service security issue gentoo vsftpd

Synopsis

A Denial of Service vulnerability was found in vsftpd.

Background

vsftpd is a very secure FTP daemon written with speed, size and security in mind.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-ftp/vsftpd < 2.3.4 >= 2.3.4

Impact

===== A remote authenticated attacker could cause a Denial of Service.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.