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[DSA281] DSA-281-1 moxftp

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
DSA-281-1 moxftp

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Knud Erik Højgaard discovered a vulnerability in moxftp (and xftp
respectively), an Athena X interface to FTP. Insufficient bounds
checking could lead to execution of arbitrary code, provided by a
malicious FTP server. Erik Tews fixed this.
For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 2.2-18.1.
For the old stable distribution (potato) this problem has been fixed
in version 2.2-13.1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed
in version 2.2-18.20.
We recommend that you upgrade your xftp package.

Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-281
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 6921

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2005 Michel Arboi

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