From: Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen <jaervosz@gentoo.org.>
To: gentoo-announce@gentoo.org
Subject: [ GLSA 200502-26 ] GProFTPD: gprostats format string vulnerability
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 17:01:43 +0100
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200502-26
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: GProFTPD: gprostats format string vulnerability
Date: February 18, 2005
Bugs: #81894
ID: 200502-26
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Synopsis
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gprostats, distributed with GProFTPD, is vulnerable to a format string
vulnerability, potentially leading to the execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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GProFTPD is a GTK+ administration tool for the ProFTPD server. GProFTPD
is distributed with gprostats, a utility to parse ProFTPD transfer
logs.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-ftp/gproftpd < 8.1.9 >= 8.1.9
Description
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Tavis Ormandy of the Gentoo Linux Security Audit Team has identified a
format string vulnerability in the gprostats utility.
Impact
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An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by performing a specially
crafted FTP transfer, the resulting ProFTPD transfer log could
potentially trigger the execution of arbitrary code when parsed by
GProFTPD.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All GProFTPD users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-ftp/gproftpd-8.1.9"
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200502-26.xml
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
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2005 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.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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