GLSA 201110-07: vsftpd: Denial of Service

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Severity:	normal
Title:	vsftpd: Denial of Service
Date:	10/10/2011
Bugs:	#357001
ID:	201110-07

Synopsis

A Denial of Service vulnerability was found in vsftpd.

Background

vsftpd is a very secure FTP daemon written with speed, size and security in mind.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-ftp/vsftpd	< 2.3.4	>= 2.3.4	All supported architectures

Description

A Denial of Service vulnerability was discovered in vsftpd. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote authenticated attacker could cause a Denial of Service.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All vsftpd users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-ftp/vsftpd-2.3.4"

References

CVE-2011-0762

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201110-07.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.