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[ GLSA 200407-04 ] Pure-FTPd: Potential DoS when maximum connections is reached
From: Thierry Carrez <koon () gentoo org>
Date: Sun, 04 Jul 2004 21:45:26 +0200
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200407-04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Pure-FTPd: Potential DoS when maximum connections is reached Date: July 04, 2004 Bugs: #54590 ID: 200407-04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Pure-FTPd contains a bug potentially allowing a Denial of Service attack when the maximum number of connections is reached. Background ========== Pure-FTPd is a fast, production-quality and standards-compliant FTP server. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-ftp/pure-ftpd <= 1.0.18 >= 1.0.18-r1 Description =========== Pure-FTPd contains a bug in the accept_client function handling the setup of new connections. Impact ====== When the maximum number of connections is reached an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to perform a Denial of Service attack. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. All users are encouraged to upgrade to the latest available version. Resolution ========== All Pure-FTPd users should upgrade to the latest stable version: # emerge sync # emerge -pv ">=net-ftp/pure-ftpd-1.0.18-r1" # emerge ">=net-ftp/pure-ftpd-1.0.18-r1" References ========== [ 1 ] Pure-FTPd website http://www.pureftpd.org Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-04.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 () gentoo org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2004 Gentoo Technologies, 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/1.0 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFA6F5WvcL1obalX08RAvu6AJ9YGZ55W44TfnJ04d6SW/zynBLAUwCfRXkx fq1wAuhM5oqWwrCtSc25hNk= =Pzab -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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