Debian Security Advisory
ftpd -- buffer overflow in ftpd
- Date Reported:
- 11 Jul 2000
- Affected Packages:
- netstd (ftpd)
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- No other external database security references currently available.
- More information:
- The ftpd shipped in the netstd package in Debian GNU/Linux 2.1
(slink) is vulnerable to the widely discussed "setproctitle bug." The
ftpd in the not-yet-released Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 (potato) is also vulnerable.
This problem has been corrected in netstd 3.07-7slink.4 for Debian GNU/Linux 2.1 (slink) and in ftpd 0.11-8potato.1 for Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 (potato). We recommend upgrading your ftpd immediately.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 2.1 (slink):
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/slink/updates/source/netstd_3.07-7slink.4.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/dists/slink/updates/source/netstd_3.07-7slink.4.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/dists/slink/updates/source/netstd_3.07.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/dists/slink/updates/source/netstd_3.07-7slink.4.dsc
- alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/slink/updates/binary-alpha/netstd_3.07-7slink.4_alpha.deb
- i386:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/slink/updates/binary-i386/netstd_3.07-7slink.4_i386.deb
- m68k:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/slink/updates/binary-m68k/netstd_3.07-7slink.4_m68k.deb
- sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/slink/updates/binary-sparc/netstd_3.07-7slink.4_sparc.deb
Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 (potato):
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/potato/updates/main/source/linux-ftpd_0.11-8potato.1.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/dists/potato/updates/main/source/linux-ftpd_0.11-8potato.1.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/dists/potato/updates/main/source/linux-ftpd_0.11.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/dists/potato/updates/main/source/linux-ftpd_0.11-8potato.1.dsc
- arm:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/potato/updates/main/binary-arm/ftpd_0.11-8potato.1_arm.deb
- i386:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/potato/updates/main/binary-i386/ftpd_0.11-8potato.1_i386.deb
- sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/potato/updates/main/binary-sparc/ftpd_0.11-8potato.1_sparc.deb