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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201309-08 ] FileZilla: Multiple vulnerabilities

Posted on 15 September 2013
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201309-08
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: FileZilla: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: September 15, 2013
Bugs: #479880, #482672
ID: 201309-08

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in FileZilla, the worst of
which could result in arbitrary code execution.

Background
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FileZilla is an open source FTP client.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-ftp/filezilla < 3.7.3 >= 3.7.3

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in FileZilla. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to connect to a malicious server,
resulting in possible arbitrary code execution or a Denial of Service.
Additionally, a local attacker could read sensitive memory, potentially
resulting in password disclosure.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All FileZilla users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-ftp/filezilla-3.7.3"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2013-4206
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-4206
[ 2 ] CVE-2013-4207
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-4207
[ 3 ] CVE-2013-4208
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-4208
[ 4 ] CVE-2013-4852
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-4852

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-08.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2013 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5


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