Debian DSA-4559-1 : proftpd-dfsg - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 130525

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Synopsis

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

Description

Stephan Zeisberg discovered that missing input validation in ProFTPD, a FTP/SFTP/FTPS server, could result in denial of service via an infinite loop.

Solution

Upgrade the proftpd-dfsg packages.

For the oldstable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 1.3.5b-4+deb9u2.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 1.3.6-4+deb10u2.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 130525

File Name: debian_DSA-4559.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 11/6/2019

Updated: 4/16/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-18217

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:proftpd-dfsg, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/5/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/21/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-18217

DSA: 4559

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