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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-11.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-11.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..54116ace --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-11.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200511-11"> + <title>linux-ftpd-ssl: Remote buffer overflow</title> + <synopsis> + A buffer overflow vulnerability has been found, allowing a remote attacker + to execute arbitrary code with escalated privileges on the local system. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">linux-ftpd-ssl</product> + <announced>November 13, 2005</announced> + <revised>December 30, 2007: 02</revised> + <bug>111573</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-ftp/netkit-ftpd" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.17-r3</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.17-r3</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + linux-ftpd-ssl is the netkit FTP server with encryption support. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + A buffer overflow vulnerability has been found in the + linux-ftpd-ssl package. A command that generates an excessively long + response from the server may overrun a stack buffer. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + An attacker that has permission to create directories that are + accessible via the FTP server could exploit this vulnerability. + Successful exploitation would execute arbitrary code on the local + machine with root privileges. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All ftpd users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-ftp/netkit-ftpd-0.17-r3"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-3524">CVE-2005-3524</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sun, 06 Nov 2005 18:51:48 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sun, 06 Nov 2005 21:31:18 +0000"> + shellsage + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sat, 12 Nov 2005 21:51:01 +0000"> + adir + </metadata> +</glsa> |