RE: Proftpd SIGSEGV

From: Yanek Korff (yanekat_private)
Date: Fri Jan 04 2002 - 07:20:47 PST

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    user:~> ftp localhost
    Connected to localhost.
    220 localhost FTP server ready.
    Name (localhost:user): user
    331 Password required for user.
    Password:
    230 User user logged in.
    Remote system type is UNIX.
    Using binary mode to transfer files.
    ftp> ls
    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    ///////////////////////////
    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    ///////////////////////////////////
    ///////////////////////////////////////////
    227 Entering Passive Mode (127,0,0,1,19,133).
    150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for file list
    Jan  4 10:18:35 hostname proftpd[98202]: localhost (localhost[127.0.0.1]) -
    ProFTPD terminating (signal 10) 
    Jan  4 10:18:35 hostname proftpd[98202]: localhost (localhost[127.0.0.1]) -
    ProFTPD terminating (signal 11) 
    
    ^C
    receive aborted
    waiting for remote to finish abort.
    proftpd in free(): warning: junk pointer, too high to make sense.
    proftpd in free(): warning: junk pointer, too high to make sense.
    ftp> proftpd in free(): warning: modified (chunk-) pointer.
    
    proftpd-1.2.4
    FreeBSD-4.4 STABLE
    
    -Yanek.
    
    
    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: Yaroslav Klyukin [mailto:bulldozerat_private-ip.com]
    > Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 9:53 AM
    > To: vuln-devat_private
    > Subject: Proftpd SIGSEGV
    > 
    > 
    > 
    > I have found some strange things happening with proftpd (I 
    > tried 1.2.2 
    > and 1.2.4. on different systems)
    > 
    > When you issue
    > ls 
    > ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    > 
    > command it will catch SIGSEGV and exit (11)
    > 
    > I am not sure if it is already known, i send it just in case.
    > 
    > Example:
    > 
    > 
    > [root@desktop skintwin]# /usr/local/sbin/proftpd
    > [root@desktop skintwin]# ftp localhost
    > Connected to localhost.localdomain.
    > 220 ProFTPD 1.2.4 Server (ProFTPD Default Installation) 
    > [desktop.skintwin.no-ip.com]
    > Name (localhost:skintwin):
    > 331 Password required for skintwin.
    > Password:
    > 230 User skintwin logged in.
    > Remote system type is UNIX.
    > Using binary mode to transfer files.
    > ftp> ls 
    > //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    > /////////////////////
    > 227 Entering Passive Mode (127,0,0,1,4,100).
    > 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for file list
    > 421 Service not available, remote server has closed connection
    > ftp>
    > 
    > 
    > In log files i have:
    > 
    > 
    > 
    > Dec 30 17:46:27 desktop proftpd[1329]: desktop.skintwin.no-ip.com - 
    > ProFTPD 1.2.4 (release) (built óÂÔ äÅË 29 23:27:35 MSK 2001) 
    > standalone 
    > mode STARTUP
    > Dec 30 17:46:35 desktop proftpd[1331]: desktop.skintwin.no-ip.com 
    > (localhost.localdomain[127.0.0.1]) - FTP session opened.
    > Dec 30 17:47:09 desktop proftpd[1331]: desktop.skintwin.no-ip.com 
    > (localhost.localdomain[127.0.0.1]) - ProFTPD terminating (signal 11)
    > 
    > 
    > 
    > 
    > -- 
    > Systems admin of skintwin.no-ip.com
    > Visit http://skintwin.no-ip.com:777/
    > 
    



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