Debian Security Advisory
DSA-795-2 proftpd -- potential code execution
- Date Reported:
- 01 Sep 2005
- Affected Packages:
- proftpd
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2005-2390.
- More information:
-
infamous42md reported that proftpd suffers from two format string vulnerabilities. In the first, a user with the ability to create a directory could trigger the format string error if there is a proftpd shutdown message configured to use the "%C", "%R", or "%U" variables. In the second, the error is triggered if mod_sql is used to retrieve messages from a database and if format strings have been inserted into the database by a user with permission to do so.
The old stable distribution (woody) is not affected by these vulnerabilities.
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.10-15sarge1. There was an error in the packages originally prepared for i386, which was corrected in 1.2.10-15sarge1.0.1 for i386.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.10-20.
We recommend that you upgrade your proftpd package.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd_1.2.10.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd_1.2.10-15sarge1.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd_1.2.10-15sarge1.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd_1.2.10-15sarge1.dsc
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-doc_1.2.10-15sarge1_all.deb
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd_1.2.10-15sarge1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-ldap_1.2.10-15sarge1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-pgsql_1.2.10-15sarge1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-common_1.2.10-15sarge1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-mysql_1.2.10-15sarge1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-ldap_1.2.10-15sarge1_alpha.deb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-common_1.2.10-15sarge1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd_1.2.10-15sarge1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-mysql_1.2.10-15sarge1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-pgsql_1.2.10-15sarge1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-ldap_1.2.10-15sarge1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd_1.2.10-15sarge1_amd64.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-common_1.2.10-15sarge1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-ldap_1.2.10-15sarge1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-mysql_1.2.10-15sarge1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd_1.2.10-15sarge1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-pgsql_1.2.10-15sarge1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-ldap_1.2.10-15sarge1_arm.deb
- HP Precision:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-common_1.2.10-15sarge1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd_1.2.10-15sarge1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-mysql_1.2.10-15sarge1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-pgsql_1.2.10-15sarge1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-ldap_1.2.10-15sarge1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd_1.2.10-15sarge1_hppa.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-mysql_1.2.10-15sarge1.0.1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-pgsql_1.2.10-15sarge1.0.1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-common_1.2.10-15sarge1.0.1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-ldap_1.2.10-15sarge1.0.1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd_1.2.10-15sarge1.0.1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-pgsql_1.2.10-15sarge1.0.1_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-common_1.2.10-15sarge1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-ldap_1.2.10-15sarge1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd_1.2.10-15sarge1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-pgsql_1.2.10-15sarge1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-mysql_1.2.10-15sarge1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-ldap_1.2.10-15sarge1_ia64.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd_1.2.10-15sarge1_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-mysql_1.2.10-15sarge1_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-ldap_1.2.10-15sarge1_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-pgsql_1.2.10-15sarge1_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-common_1.2.10-15sarge1_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-mysql_1.2.10-15sarge1_m68k.deb
- Big-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd_1.2.10-15sarge1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-mysql_1.2.10-15sarge1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-common_1.2.10-15sarge1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-pgsql_1.2.10-15sarge1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-ldap_1.2.10-15sarge1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-mysql_1.2.10-15sarge1_mips.deb
- Little-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-common_1.2.10-15sarge1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-mysql_1.2.10-15sarge1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd_1.2.10-15sarge1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-ldap_1.2.10-15sarge1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-pgsql_1.2.10-15sarge1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-mysql_1.2.10-15sarge1_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd_1.2.10-15sarge1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-pgsql_1.2.10-15sarge1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-mysql_1.2.10-15sarge1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-common_1.2.10-15sarge1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-ldap_1.2.10-15sarge1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-pgsql_1.2.10-15sarge1_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-common_1.2.10-15sarge1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd_1.2.10-15sarge1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-ldap_1.2.10-15sarge1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-pgsql_1.2.10-15sarge1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-mysql_1.2.10-15sarge1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd_1.2.10-15sarge1_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-mysql_1.2.10-15sarge1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-ldap_1.2.10-15sarge1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd_1.2.10-15sarge1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-common_1.2.10-15sarge1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-pgsql_1.2.10-15sarge1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/proftpd/proftpd-ldap_1.2.10-15sarge1_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the revised advisory.