GLSA 202007-51: FileZilla: Untrusted search path

Severity:normal
Title:FileZilla: Untrusted search path
Date:07/27/2020
Bugs: #717726
ID:202007-51

Synopsis

A vulnerability was found in FileZilla which might allow privilege escalation.

Background

FileZilla is an open source FTP client.

Affected packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected Architecture(s)
net-ftp/filezilla < 3.47.2.1 >= 3.47.2.1 All supported architectures

Description

It was discovered that FileZilla uses an untrusted search path.

Impact

An attacker could use a malicious binary to escalate privileges.

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-3.47.2.1"
    

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202007-51.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

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