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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200702-02.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200702-02.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..6c40f999 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200702-02.xml @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200702-02"> + <title>ProFTPD: Local privilege escalation</title> + <synopsis> + A flaw in ProFTPD may allow a local attacker to obtain root privileges. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">proftpd</product> + <announced>February 13, 2007</announced> + <revised>February 13, 2007: 01</revised> + <bug>158122</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-ftp/proftpd" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.3.1_rc1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.3.1_rc1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + ProFTPD is a powerful, configurable, and free FTP daemon. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + A flaw exists in the mod_ctrls module of ProFTPD, normally used to + allow FTP server administrators to configure the daemon at runtime. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + An FTP server administrator permitted to interact with mod_ctrls could + potentially compromise the ProFTPD process and execute arbitrary code + with the privileges of the FTP Daemon, which is normally the root user. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + Disable mod_ctrls, or ensure only trusted users can access this + feature. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All ProFTPD users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-ftp/proftpd-1.3.1_rc1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6563">CVE-2006-6563</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sat, 10 Feb 2007 19:05:16 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sat, 10 Feb 2007 23:53:16 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 12 Feb 2007 23:07:04 +0000"> + taviso + </metadata> +</glsa> |