GLSA 201206-12: tftp-hpa: Remote buffer overflow

Severity:high
Title:tftp-hpa: Remote buffer overflow
Date:06/21/2012
Bugs: #374001
ID:201206-12

Synopsis

A vulnerability was found in tftp-hpa, which leads to remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background

tftp-hpa is the port of the OpenBSD TFTP server.

Affected packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected Architecture(s)
net-ftp/tftp-hpa < 5.1 >= 5.1 All supported architectures

Description

A vulnerability has been discovered in tftp-hpa. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.

Impact

The vulnerability might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All tftp-hpa users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-ftp/tftp-hpa-5.1"
    

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-12.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 https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License

Copyright 2010 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.

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