security advisoryimportantvsftpd
Important: vsftpd security update. Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 13:15:46 -0600 Reply-To: Troy Dawson Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux From: Troy Dawson Subject: Security ERRATA Important: vsftpd on SL4.x, SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64 Comments: To: "This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it." Synopsis: Important: vsftpd security update Issue date: 2011-03-09 CVE Names: CVE-2011-0762 A flaw was discovered in the way vsftpd processed file name patterns. An FTP user could use this flaw to cause the vsftpd process to use an excessive amount of CPU time, when processing a request with a specially-crafted file name pattern. (CVE-2011-0762) The vsftpd daemon must be restarted for this update to take effect. SL 4.x SRPMS: vsftpd-2.0.1-9.el4.src.rpm i386: vsftpd-2.0.1-9.el4.i386.rpm x86_64: vsftpd-2.0.1-9.el4.x86_64.rpm SL 5.x SRPMS: vsftpd-2.0.5-16.el5_6.1.src.rpm i386: vsftpd-2.0.5-16.el5_6.1.i386.rpm x86_64: vsftpd-2.0.5-16.el5_6.1.x86_64.rpm SL 6.x SRPMS: vsftpd-2.2.2-6.el6_0.1.src.rpm i386: vsftpd-2.2.2-6.el6_0.1.i686.rpm x86_64: vsftpd-2.2.2-6.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm -Connie Sieh -Troy Dawson . Notice: Update for vsftpd security in Scientific Linux resolving high CPU usage problems.. vsftpd update, security advisory, Scientific Linux security, CPU issues prevention. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 10, 2011
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