Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:15:49 -0400
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Subject: rPSA-2008-0217-1 vsftpd
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rPath Security Advisory: 2008-0217-1
Published: 2008-07-08
Products:
rPath Linux 1
Rating: Minor
Exposure Level Classification:
Remote Non-deterministic Denial of Service
Updated Versions:
vsftpd=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/2.0.3-13.4-1
rPath Issue Tracking System:
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2640
References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2375
Description:
Previous versions of the vsftpd package are vulnerable to a Denial
of Service attack in which a remote attacker may be able to trigger
excessive memory consumption by performing a large number of invalid
authentication attempts.
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0217
Copyright 2008 rPath, Inc.
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