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[GLSA-200403-08] oftpd DoS vulnerability

Family:

Gentoo Local Security Checks

Category:

infos

Copyright:

(C) 2004 Michel Arboi

Summary:

oftpd DoS vulnerability

Version:

$Revision: 1.1 $

Cve_id:

-

Bugtraq_id:

-

Xrefs:

GLSA:200403-08

Description:

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200403-08
(oftpd DoS vulnerability)


Issuing a port command with a number higher than 255 causes the server to
crash. The port command may be issued before any authentication takes
place, meaning the attacker does not need to know a valid username and
password in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Impact

This exploit causes a denial of service.

Workaround

While a workaround is not currently known for this issue, all users are
advised to upgrade to the latest version of the affected package.

References:
http://www.time-travellers.org/oftpd/oftpd-dos.html


Solution:
All users should upgrade to the current version of the affected package:
# emerge sync
# emerge -pv ">=net-ftp/oftpd-0.3.7"
# emerge ">=net-ftp/oftpd-0.3.7"


Risk Factor : Medium