MGASA-2019-0314 - Updated proftpd packages fix security vulnerabilities

Publication date: 07 Nov 2019
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0314.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 7
CVE: CVE-2019-12815,
     CVE-2019-12817

Updated proftpd package fixes security vulnerabilities:

It was discovered that the mod_copy module of ProFTPD, a FTP/SFTP/FTPS
server, performed incomplete permission validation for the CPFR/CPTO
commands (CVE-2019-12815).

It was discovered that due to incorrect handling of overly long commands,
a remote unauthenticated user could trigger a denial-of-service by
reaching an endless loop (CVE-2019-18217).

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25287
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-12815
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-12817

SRPMS:
- 7/core/proftpd-1.3.5e-4.1.mga7

Mageia 2019-0314: proftpd security update

Updated proftpd package fixes security vulnerabilities: It was discovered that the mod_copy module of ProFTPD, a FTP/SFTP/FTPS server, performed incomplete permission validation f...

Summary

Updated proftpd package fixes security vulnerabilities:
It was discovered that the mod_copy module of ProFTPD, a FTP/SFTP/FTPS server, performed incomplete permission validation for the CPFR/CPTO commands (CVE-2019-12815).
It was discovered that due to incorrect handling of overly long commands, a remote unauthenticated user could trigger a denial-of-service by reaching an endless loop (CVE-2019-18217).

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25287

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-12815

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-12817

Resolution

MGASA-2019-0314 - Updated proftpd packages fix security vulnerabilities

SRPMS

- 7/core/proftpd-1.3.5e-4.1.mga7

Severity
Publication date: 07 Nov 2019
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0314.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2019-12815, CVE-2019-12817

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