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Mandrake Linux Advisory: lftp

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 16, 2003

Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory


Package name: lftp
Advisory ID: MDKSA-2003:116
Date: December 15th, 2003
Affected versions: 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, Corporate Server 2.1

Problem Description:

A buffer overflow vulnerability was discovered by Ulf Harnhammar
in the lftp FTP client when connecting to a web server using HTTP
or HTTPS and using the “ls” or “rels” command on specially prepared
directory. This vulnerability exists in lftp versions 2.3.0 through
2.6.9 and is corrected upstream in 2.6.10.

The updated packages are patched to protect against this
problem.


Updated Packages:

Corporate Server 2.1:
701dc411181f76222b9da521ecb918ea
corporate/2.1/RPMS/lftp-2.6.0-1.1.C21mdk.i586.rpm
645a7dc1cb448119e396caa811f166f4
corporate/2.1/SRPMS/lftp-2.6.0-1.1.C21mdk.src.rpm

Corporate Server 2.1/x86_64:
4fb0dba34a2bf34eb308302a3c3a539a
x86_64/corporate/2.1/RPMS/lftp-2.6.0-1.1.C21mdk.x86_64.rpm
645a7dc1cb448119e396caa811f166f4
x86_64/corporate/2.1/SRPMS/lftp-2.6.0-1.1.C21mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 9.0:
d25f45fc551ba6dff648b5606cf28f50
9.0/RPMS/lftp-2.6.0-1.1.90mdk.i586.rpm
d61a1547159595711598777db73bab3e
9.0/SRPMS/lftp-2.6.0-1.1.90mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 9.1:
c4b66d9cd6da996a8b75f8e64f53453f
9.1/RPMS/lftp-2.6.4-2.1.91mdk.i586.rpm
025d21cc6a3e309760ffe36d51fc091a
9.1/SRPMS/lftp-2.6.4-2.1.91mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 9.1/PPC:
2f282a7fa70ab9d0a8e556ecaf95bfd9
ppc/9.1/RPMS/lftp-2.6.4-2.1.91mdk.ppc.rpm
025d21cc6a3e309760ffe36d51fc091a
ppc/9.1/SRPMS/lftp-2.6.4-2.1.91mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 9.2:
c24d53a5c4566d0ef9155fe427347fa8
9.2/RPMS/lftp-2.6.6-2.1.92mdk.i586.rpm
38cd1ea07bd0e2cbfbfaaf8b84d505e3
9.2/SRPMS/lftp-2.6.6-2.1.92mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 9.2/AMD64:
72cc8612325d8e985c3bbe40fa34fd8b
amd64/9.2/RPMS/lftp-2.6.6-2.1.92mdk.amd64.rpm
38cd1ea07bd0e2cbfbfaaf8b84d505e3
amd64/9.2/SRPMS/lftp-2.6.6-2.1.92mdk.src.rpm


To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The
verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed
automatically for you.

A list of FTP mirrors can be obtained from:

http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php

All packages are signed by MandrakeSoft for security. You can
obtain the GPG public key of the Mandrake Linux Security Team by
executing:

gpg –recv-keys –keyserver www.mandrakesecure.net
0x22458A98

Please be aware that sometimes it takes the mirrors a few hours
to update.

You can view other update advisories for Mandrake Linux at:

http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/

MandrakeSoft has several security-related mailing list services
that anyone can subscribe to. Information on these lists can be
obtained by visiting:

http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/mlist.php

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

security_linux-mandrake.com

Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID
pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Linux Mandrake Security Team
Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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