Bug 67762

Summary:	Security problem: ftpaccess file overwriten when using up2date
Product:	[Retired] Red Hat Linux	Reporter:	Graham Whiteside <updates>
Component:	wu-ftpd	Assignee:	wdovlrrw <brosenkr>
Status:	CLOSED DUPLICATE	QA Contact:	David Lawrence <dkl>
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Version:	7.2	Keywords:	Security
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Description Graham Whiteside 2002-07-01 19:59:23 UTC

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Description of problem:
The /etc/ftpaccess access file is overwriten when updating system using the 
up2date process. Any config for virtual ftp servers are removed giving 
external users access to other parts of your file system.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Didn't try

Steps to Reproduce:
1.use up2date alow wu-ftp upgrade
2.check /etc/ftpaccess or access using ftp client
3.
	

Actual Results:  External ftp users had access to areas of my server not 
normally allowed.

Expected Results:  /etc/ftpaccess should remain untouched.

Additional info:

Security loophole.

Comment 1 Alan Cox 2002-12-18 17:24:46 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 57763 ***

Comment 2 Red Hat Bugzilla 2006-02-21 18:49:10 UTC

Changed to 'CLOSED' state since 'RESOLVED' has been deprecated.