GLSA 200711-01: gFTP: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity: | normal |
| Title: | gFTP: Multiple vulnerabilities |
| Date: | 11/01/2007 |
| Bugs: | |
| ID: | 200711-01 |
Synopsis
Two buffer overflow vulnerabilities have been discovered in fsplib code used in gFTP.Background
gFTP is an FTP client for the GNOME desktop environment.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| net-ftp/gftp | < 2.0.18-r6 | >= 2.0.18-r6 | All supported architectures |
Description
Kalle Olavi Niemitalo discovered two boundary errors in fsplib code included in gFTP when processing overly long directory or file names.
Impact
A remote attacker could trigger these vulnerabilities by enticing a user to download a file with a specially crafted directory or file name, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code (CVE-2007-3962) or a Denial of Service (CVE-2007-3961).
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All gFTP users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-ftp/gftp-2.0.18-r6"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
Concerns?
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License
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