metadata/glsa/glsa-201908-16.xml


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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="201908-16">
  <title>ProFTPD: Remote code execution</title>
  <synopsis>A vulnerability in ProFTPD could result in the arbitrary execution
    of code.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">proftpd</product>
  <announced>2019-08-15</announced>
  <revised count="1">2019-08-15</revised>
  <bug>690528</bug>
  <access>remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="net-ftp/proftpd" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">1.3.6-r5</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">1.3.6-r5</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>ProFTPD is an advanced and very configurable FTP server.</p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>It was discovered that ProFTPD’s “mod_copy” module does not
      properly restrict privileges for anonymous users.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="high">
    <p>A remote attacker, by anonymously uploading a malicious file, could
      possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, cause
      a Denial of Service condition or disclose information.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>All ProFTPD users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
    
    <code>
      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=net-ftp/proftpd-1.3.6-r5"
    </code>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12815">CVE-2019-12815</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2019-08-11T22:56:34Z">b-man</metadata>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2019-08-15T15:57:27Z">b-man</metadata>
</glsa>