From: Wichert Akkerman <wichert@cs.leidenuniv.nl> Subject: [SECURITY] Corrected advisory on wu-ftpd-academ buffer overflow Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 17:38:03 +0100 To: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org Reply-To: security@debian.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- The previous advisory concerning wu-ftpd-academ contained an error: the md5sum given for wu-ftpd-academ_2.4.2.16-12.2_i386.deb was incorrect. The correct md5sum is b851adb345917a6f92e8b03f8cc97ff2. I apologize for the confusion this has caused. The complete, updated, text of the advisory follows. Wichert. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ We have received reports that the wu-ftpd-academ 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 2.4.2.16-12.2 . We recommend you upgrade your wu-ftpd-academ 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/stable/main/source/net/wu-ftpd-academ_2.4.2.16.orig.tar.gz MD5 checksum: 1b636fbfb3a5417886cc4265cca0fc5f ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/proposed-updates/wu-ftpd-academ_2.4.2.16-12.2.diff.gz MD5 checksum: c51d3661904daac81b4c7bbe90ebe79f ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/proposed-updates/wu-ftpd-academ_2.4.2.16-12.2.dsc MD5 checksum: bc3bcb012fc251a88fe604dc71669e70 Intel architecture: ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/proposed-updates/wu-ftpd-academ_2.4.2.16-12.2_i386.deb MD5 checksum: b851adb345917a6f92e8b03f8cc97ff2 Motorola 680x0 architecture: ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/proposed-updates/wu-ftpd-academ_2.4.2.16-12.2_m68k.deb MD5 checksum: 9302526c8c6368f87e805e943ce66875 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> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3ia Charset: noconv iQB1AwUBNsb7pajZR/ntlUftAQE+MQMArhA4vV92h7Oz5I9ugOi/bLMIlFUWo054 qpfvr2ZCh5j/QkmOsBe6yr3tADTH7kVe6SgAH8c675Y9okQ0IV9rG90Kl32zfEe6 zpLPppi4E1jUlNWL9X6amdefScoUmF1Z =Ll68 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
New advisory for Debian wu-ftpd-academ buffer overflow
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