news 28 Posted September 24, 2013 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201309-15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: High Title: ProFTPD: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: September 24, 2013 Bugs: #305343, #343389, #348998, #354080, #361963, #390075, #450746, #484614 ID: 201309-15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in ProFTPD, the worst of which leading to remote execution of arbitrary code. Background ========== ProFTPD is an advanced and very configurable FTP server. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-ftp/proftpd < 1.3.4d >= 1.3.4d Description =========== Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ProFTPD. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact ====== A context-dependent attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, perform man-in-the-middle attacks to spoof arbitrary SSL servers, cause a Denial of Service condition, or read and modify arbitrary files. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All ProFTPD users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-ftp/proftpd-1.3.4d" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2009-3555 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-3555 [ 2 ] CVE-2010-3867 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-3867 [ 3 ] CVE-2010-4221 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-4221 [ 4 ] CVE-2010-4652 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-4652 [ 5 ] CVE-2011-1137 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-1137 [ 6 ] CVE-2011-4130 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-4130 [ 7 ] CVE-2012-6095 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-6095 [ 8 ] CVE-2013-4359 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-4359 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-15.xml Concerns? ========= 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 ( -at -) gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2013 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/2.5 Share this post Link to post