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From:	 Greg KH <greg@WIREX.COM>
To:	 BUGTRAQ@SECURITYFOCUS.COM
Subject: Immunix OS Security update for gftp
Date:	 Fri, 27 Apr 2001 13:53:54 -0700

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	Immunix OS Security Advisory

Packages updated:	gftp
Affected products:	Immunix OS 6.2, 7.0-beta, and 7.0
Bugs Fixed:		immunix/1578
Date:			April 27, 2001
Advisory ID:		IMNX-2001-70-017-01
Author:			Greg Kroah-Hartman <greg@wirex.com>
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Description:
  Richard Johnson has found a format string problem in the version of
  gftp that ships with Immunix 6.2 and 7.0 (for more information, please
  see http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/82/177241 )

  Normally, printf-style format bugs like this one would be stopped by
  FormatGuard, but FormatGuard is only effective at protecting
  applications that use the printf-like family of functions found in
  glibc.  gftp uses string formatting functions found in GLib (the GTK+
  library, *not* glibc) which bypass FormatGuard protection.

  The following packages fix this problem.


Package names and locations:

  Precompiled binary package for Immunix 6.2 is available at:
    http://immunix.org/ImmunixOS/6.2/updates/RPMS/gftp-2.0.8-1_StackGuard.i386.rpm

  Source package for Immunix 6.2 is available at:
    http://immunix.org/ImmunixOS/6.2/updates/SRPMS/gftp-2.0.8-1_StackGuard.src.rpm

  Precompiled binary package for Immunix 7.0-beta and 7.0 is available at:
    http://immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/RPMS/gftp-2.0.8-1_imnx.i386.rpm

  Source package for Immunix 7.0-beta and 7.0 is available at:
    http://immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/SRPMS/gftp-2.0.8-1_imnx.src.rpm


md5sums of the packages:
  21ed7aec4ce92054a9d7b74144b677eb  gftp-2.0.8-1_StackGuard.i386.rpm
  ec85dc5cf7f5a27387390039e152e78a  gftp-2.0.8-1_StackGuard.src.rpm

  b9f4ee8b9b4bce6f8091040860dfd9da  gftp-2.0.8-1_imnx.i386.rpm
  282406a684ae7f546388a03c8491d3d8  gftp-2.0.8-1_imnx.src.rpm


Online version of all Immunix 6.2 updates and advisories:
  http://immunix.org/ImmunixOS/6.2/updates/

Online version of all Immunix 7.0-beta updates and advisories:
  http://immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0-beta/updates/

Online version of all Immunix 7.0 updates and advisories:
  http://immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/

NOTE:
  Ibiblio is graciously mirroring our updates, so if the links above are
  slow, please try:
    ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/immunix/
  or one of the many mirrors available at:
    http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/MIRRORS.html