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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.58019
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200702-02 (proftpd)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200702-02.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200702-02.

Vulnerability Insight:
A flaw in ProFTPD may allow a local attacker to obtain root privileges.

Solution:
All ProFTPD users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-ftp/proftpd-1.3.1_rc1'

CVSS Score:
6.6

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-6563
BugTraq ID: 21587
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21587
Bugtraq: 20061213 CORE-2006-1127: ProFTPD Controls Buffer Overflow (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454320/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20070219 ProFTPD 1.3.0/1.3.0a (mod_ctrls support) Local Buffer Overflow Exploit (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/460648/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20070221 Re: ProFTPD 1.3.0/1.3.0a (mod_ctrls support) Local Buffer Overflow Exploit (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/460756/100/0/threaded
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3330
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200702-02.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:232
http://www.coresecurity.com/?module=ContentMod&action=item&id=1594
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.039.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/23371
http://secunia.com/advisories/23392
http://secunia.com/advisories/23473
http://secunia.com/advisories/24163
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0074/
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4998
XForce ISS Database: proftpd-controls-bo(30906)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30906
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