Debian Security Advisory
DSA-016-3 wu-ftpd -- temp file creation and format string
- Date Reported:
- 23 Jan 2001
- Affected Packages:
- wu-ftpd
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Bugtraq database (at SecurityFocus): BugTraq ID 2189, BugTraq ID 2296.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2001-0187. - More information:
- Security people at WireX have noticed a temp file creation
bug and the WU-FTPD development team has found a possible format string bug in
wu-ftpd. Both could be remotely exploited, though no such exploit exists
currently.
We recommend you upgrade your wu-ftpd package immediately.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian 2.2 (potato)
- Source:
-
http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/source/wu-ftpd_2.6.0.orig.tar.gz
-
http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/source/wu-ftpd_2.6.0-5.2.dsc
-
http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/source/wu-ftpd_2.6.0-5.2.diff.gz
- alpha:
-
http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-alpha/wu-ftpd_2.6.0-5.2_alpha.deb
- arm:
-
http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-arm/wu-ftpd_2.6.0-5.2_arm.deb
- i386:
-
http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-i386/wu-ftpd_2.6.0-5.2.1_i386.deb
- m68k:
-
http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-m68k/wu-ftpd_2.6.0-5.2_m68k.deb
- powerpc:
-
http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-powerpc/wu-ftpd_2.6.0-5.2_powerpc.deb
- sparc:
-
http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-sparc/wu-ftpd_2.6.0-5.2_sparc.deb