Package : wzdftpd
Vulnerability : denial of service
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE Id(s) : CVE-2007-5300
Debian Bug : 446192
"k1tk4t" discovered that wzdftpd, a portable, modular, small and efficient
ftp server, did not correctly handle the receipt of long usernames. This
could allow remote users to cause the daemon to exit.
For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version
0.8.1-2etch1.
For the old stable distribution (sarge), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.5.2-1.1sarge3.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version
0.8.2-2.1.
We recommend that you upgrade your wzdftpd package.
Upgrade instructions
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wget url
will fetch the file for you
dpkg -i file.deb
will install the referenced file.
If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for
sources.list as given below:
These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on
its next update.
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For apt-get: deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main
For dpkg-ftp: ftp://security.debian.org/debian-security dists/stable/updates/main
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
Package info: `apt-cache show <pkg>' and http://packages.debian.org/<pkg>
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