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Debian released updated ftp packages

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 11, 1999
   From: Wichert Akkerman <wichert@cs.leidenuniv.nl>
 Subject: [SECURITY] New versions of proftpd fixes buffer overflow
    Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 00:04:56 +0100
      To: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
Reply-To: security@debian.org

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We have received reports that the proftpd package as distributed
in Debian GNU/Linux 2.0 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow. Using this
vulnerability, known as palmetto, it is possible to gain shell access or
otherwise circumvent normal login access and logging mechanisms.

This has been fixed in version 1.2.0pre1-2

We recommend you upgrade your proftpd package immediately.

wget url
        will fetch the file for you
dpkg -i file.deb
        will install the referenced file.

Debian GNU/Linux 2.0 alias hamm
- -------------------------------

  This version of Debian was released only for the Intel and the
  Motorola 680x0 architecture.

  Source archives:
    ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/proposed-updates/proftpd_1.2.0pre1.orig.tar.gz
          MD5 checksum: 40695cf2ce6a7ff70e36e2c4d140a50e
    ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/proposed-updates/proftpd_1.2.0pre1-2.diff.gz
      MD5 checksum: b9709fc768ba863bef08729325a9c53a
    ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/proposed-updates/proftpd_1.2.0pre1-2.dsc
      MD5 checksum: a2245a4681873caad9dd83002e653bb0

  Intel architecture:
    ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/proposed-updates/proftpd_1.2.0pre1-2_i386.deb
      MD5 checksum: 6fa9921e694972015d4e3d34184c4f2b

  Motorola 680x0 architecture:
    ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/proposed-updates/proftpd_1.2.0pre1-2_m68k.
      MD5 checksum: 52053f8b9f348ff1929db91951cf394f


  These files will be moved into
  ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/hamm/*/binary-$arch/ soon.


For not yet released architectures please refer to the appropriate
directory ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/sid/binary-$arch/ .

- -- 
Debian GNU/Linux      .    Security Managers     .   security@debian.org
              debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
  Christian Hudon     .     Wichert Akkerman     .     Martin Schulze
<chrish@debian.org>   .   <wakkerma@debian.org>  .   <joey@debian.org>

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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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