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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.702606
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-2606-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'proftpd-dfsg' package(s) announced via the DSA-2606-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'proftpd-dfsg' package(s) announced via the DSA-2606-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It has been discovered that in ProFTPd, an FTP server, an attacker on the same physical host as the server may be able to perform a symlink attack allowing to elevate privileges in some configurations.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 1.3.3a-6squeeze6.

For the testing distribution (wheezy), this problem will be fixed soon.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.3.4a-3.

We recommend that you upgrade your proftpd-dfsg packages.

Affected Software/OS:
'proftpd-dfsg' package(s) on Debian 6.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
1.2

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-6095
51823
http://secunia.com/advisories/51823
DSA-2606
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2606
[oss-security] 20130107 Re: CVE Request -- proFTPD (X < 1.3.5.rc1): Symlink race condition when applying UserOwner to a newly (ProFTPD) created directory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/07/3
http://bugs.proftpd.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3841
http://proftpd.org/docs/NEWS-1.3.5rc1
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2013 Greenbone AG

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