GLSA 201706-09: FileZilla: Buffer overflow

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Severity:	normal
Title:	FileZilla: Buffer overflow
Date:	06/06/2017
Bugs:	#610554
ID:	201706-09

Synopsis

A vulnerability in a bundled copy of PuTTY in FileZilla might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.

Background

FileZilla is an open source FTP client.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-ftp/filezilla	< 3.25.2	>= 3.25.2	All supported architectures

Description

FileZilla is affected by the same vulnerability as reported in “GLSA 201703-03” because the package included a vulnerable copy of PuTTY. Please read the GLSA for PuTTY referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker, utilizing the SSH agent forwarding of an SSH server, could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running FileZilla or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All FileZilla users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-ftp/filezilla-3.25.2"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201706-09.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.