USN-4643-1: atftp vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 16.04 ESM

Packages

• atftp - Advanced TFTP Server and Client

Details

It was discovered that atftp's FTP server did not properly handler certain
input. An attacker could use this to to cause a denial of service (crash)
or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-11365)

It was discovered that atftp's FTP server did not make proper use of
mutexes when locking certain data structures. An attacker could use this to
cause a denial of service via a NULL pointer dereference. (CVE-2019-11366)

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 16.04

• atftp - 0.7.git20120829-3.1~0.16.04.1
• atftpd - 0.7.git20120829-3.1~0.16.04.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2019-11366
• CVE-2019-11365

Related notices

• USN-4540-1: atftp, atftpd