Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.892115
Category:	Debian Local Security Checks
Title:	Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-2115-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'proftpd-dfsg' package(s) announced via the DLA-2115-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'proftpd-dfsg' package(s) announced via the DLA-2115-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that there was a use-after-free vulnerability in in the proftpd-dfsg FTP server. Exploitation of this vulnerability within the memory pool handling could have allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system. CVE-2020-9273 In ProFTPD 1.3.7, it is possible to corrupt the memory pool by interrupting the data transfer channel. This triggers a use-after-free in alloc_pool in pool.c, and possible remote code execution. For Debian 8 Jessie, these problems have been fixed in version 1.3.5e+r1.3.5-2+deb8u6. We recommend that you upgrade your proftpd-dfsg packages. Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references] Affected Software/OS: 'proftpd-dfsg' package(s) on Debian 8. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 9.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-9273 Debian Security Information: DSA-4635 (Google Search) https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4635 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XHO3S5WPRRP7VGKIAHLYQVEYW5HRYIJN/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VCUPRYSJR7XOM3HQ6H5M4OGDU7OHCHBF/ https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-35 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00022.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00002.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/25/1 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/06/2 SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:0273 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00002.html
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