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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2007-6263: Netkit FTP Server: Denial of service

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2007-6263: Netkit FTP Server: Denial of service

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
12/06/2007
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
05/28/2021

Description

The dataconn function in ftpd.c in netkit ftpd (netkit-ftpd) 0.17, when certain modifications to support SSL have been introduced, calls fclose on an uninitialized file stream, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly have unspecified other impact via some types of FTP over SSL protocol behavior, as demonstrated by breaking a passive FTP DATA connection in a way that triggers an error in the server's SSL_accept function. NOTE: the netkit ftp issue is covered by CVE-2007-5769.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-ftp-netkit-ftpd

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