ncftp (SSA:2005-135-02)
Posted on: 05/16/2005 06:23 AM

New ncftp packages are available for Slackware 10.0, 10.1, and -current to fix security issues.

More details about this issue may be found on the NcFTP site:
http://www.ncftp.com/ncftp/doc/changelog.html#3.1.5

Here are the details from the Slackware 10.1 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/ncftp-3.1.9-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to ncftp-3.1.9.
This corrects a vulnerability where a download from a hostile FTP server
might be written to an unintended location potentially compromising system
security or causing a denial of service.
For more details, see:
http://www.ncftp.com/ncftp/doc/changelog.html#3.1.5
(* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
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Updated package for Slackware 10.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/patches/packages/ncftp-3.1.9-i486-1.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 10.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.1/patches/packages/ncftp-3.1.9-i486-1.tgz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/n/ncftp-3.1.9-i486-1.tgz


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 10.0 package:
153e4eff85919531ee58cc445b1c3c93 ncftp-3.1.9-i486-1.tgz

Slackware 10.1 package:
aac0389bd0bff8543a5fe8fdc305a50c ncftp-3.1.9-i486-1.tgz

Slackware -current package:
c3ce5f147fd8ea8fa442071008a54cff ncftp-3.1.9-i486-1.tgz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg ncftp-3.1.9-i486-1.tgz


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Slackware Linux Security Team
http://slackware.com/gpg-key
security@slackware.com

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