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USN-3731-2: LFTP vulnerability

6 August 2018

LFTP could be made to crash if it received specially crafted file.

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Releases

Packages

  • lftp - Sophisticated command-line FTP/HTTP client programs

Details

USN-3731-1 fixed a vulnerability in LFTP. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that LFTP incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 12.04

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

References

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