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GLSA-201110-07 : vsftpd: Denial of Service

medium Nessus Plugin ID 56460

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201110-07 (vsftpd: Denial of Service)

 A Denial of Service vulnerability was discovered in vsftpd. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 A remote authenticated attacker could cause a Denial of Service.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All vsftpd users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-ftp/vsftpd-2.3.4'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201110-07

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 56460

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201110-07.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Published: 10/12/2011

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:vsftpd, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 10/10/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-0762

GLSA: 201110-07