Two buffer overflow problems are found in lftp that, in case the user visits a malicious ftp server, could lead to malicious code being executed. Users should update to use version 2.6.0 or higher
Source | Link |
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securityspace | www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html |
bugs | www.bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi |
securityfocus | www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/347587/2003-12-13/2003-12-19/0 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2008 E-Soft Inc.
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54513");
script_version("2023-07-18T05:05:36+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-07-18 05:05:36 +0000 (Tue, 18 Jul 2023)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-09-24 21:14:03 +0200 (Wed, 24 Sep 2008)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.8");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N");
script_name("Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200312-07 (lftp)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2008 E-Soft Inc.");
script_family("Gentoo Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/gentoo", "ssh/login/pkg");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Two buffer overflow problems are found in lftp that, in case the user
visits a malicious ftp server, could lead to malicious code being
executed.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"All Gentoo users who have net-ftp/lftp installed should update to use
version 2.6.0 or higher using these commands:
# emerge sync
# emerge -pv '>=net-ftp/lftp-2.6.10'
# emerge '>=net-ftp/lftp-2.6.10'
# emerge clean");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200312-07");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35866");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/347587/2003-12-13/2003-12-19/0");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200312-07.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
include("pkg-lib-gentoo.inc");
include("revisions-lib.inc");
res = "";
report = "";
report = "";
if ((res = ispkgvuln(pkg:"net-ftp/lftp", unaffected: make_list("ge 2.6.10"), vulnerable: make_list("lt 2.6.10"))) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if (report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if (__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
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