SB2011102610 - Gentoo update for Pure-FTPd
Published: October 26, 2011 Updated: June 28, 2025
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-0418)
The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to perform service disruption.
The glob implementation in Pure-FTPd before 1.0.32, and in libc in NetBSD 5.1, does not properly expand expressions containing curly brackets, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted FTP STAT command.
2) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1575)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
The STARTTLS implementation in ftp_parser.c in Pure-FTPd before 1.0.30 does not properly restrict I/O buffering, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to insert commands into encrypted FTP sessions by sending a cleartext command that is processed after TLS is in place, related to a "plaintext command injection" attack, a similar issue to CVE-2011-0411.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.