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Debian DSA-1218-1 : proftpd - programming error

high Nessus Plugin ID 23704

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

It was discovered that the proftpd FTP daemon performs insufficient validation of FTP command buffer size limits, which may lead to denial of service.

Solution

Upgrade the proftpd package.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.10-15sarge2.

See Also

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=399070

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1218

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 23704

File Name: debian_DSA-1218.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/22/2006

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:proftpd, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 11/21/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/17/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-6171

DSA: 1218