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Re: SECURITY: new wu-ftpd packages available (fwd)

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ronald Wahl)
Thu Feb 11 18:31:52 1999

Date: 	Thu, 11 Feb 1999 00:12:04 +0100
Reply-To: Ronald Wahl <rwahl@GMX.NET>
From: Ronald Wahl <rwahl@GMX.NET>
X-To:         RHS Linux User <cdale@HOME.ISOLNET.COM>
To: BUGTRAQ@NETSPACE.ORG
In-Reply-To:  <Pine.LNX.3.95.990209172120.4314A-100000@home.isolnet.com>

On Tue, 9 Feb 1999, RHS Linux User wrote:

> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1999 18:20:51 -0500 (EST)
> From: Cynthia Dale <silly@redhat.com>
> To: cdale@home.isolnet.com
> Subject: SECURITY: new wu-ftpd packages available (fwd)
>
>
>
> fnord.
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1999 17:34:10 -0500
> From: Bill Nottingham <notting@redhat.com>
> Reply-To: redhat-watch-list@redhat.com
> To: redhat-watch-list@redhat.com
> Subject: SECURITY: new wu-ftpd packages available
> Resent-Date: 9 Feb 1999 22:56:28 -0000
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> A security vulnerability has been identified in all versions of the wu-ftpd
> server binary shipped with Red Hat Linux. For more information, see
> http://www.netect.com/advisory_0209.html
>
> New packages are available for Red Hat Linux 4.2, 5.0, 5.1, and 5.2. All
> users of Red Hat Linux are encouraged to upgrade to the new wu-ftpd releases
> immediately. As always, these packages have been signed with the Red Hat PGP
> key.

Is it possible that the bug is not fixed yet?

mkdir <verylongname> let the deamon do funny things. Can someone reproduce
this?

ron

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