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

From: Ronald Wahl (rwahlat_private)
Date: Wed Feb 10 1999 - 15:12:04 PST

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    On Tue, 9 Feb 1999, RHS Linux User wrote:
    
    > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
    > Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1999 18:20:51 -0500 (EST)
    > From: Cynthia Dale <sillyat_private>
    > To: cdaleat_private
    > Subject: SECURITY: new wu-ftpd packages available (fwd)
    >
    >
    >
    > fnord.
    >
    > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
    > Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1999 17:34:10 -0500
    > From: Bill Nottingham <nottingat_private>
    > Reply-To: redhat-watch-listat_private
    > To: redhat-watch-listat_private
    > Subject: SECURITY: new wu-ftpd packages available
    > Resent-Date: 9 Feb 1999 22:56:28 -0000
    > Resent-From: redhat-watch-listat_private
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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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