portage-ng / portage / net-ftp / tftp-hpa / 5.2-r4
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1 advisory reference net-ftp/tftp-hpa · none place version 5.2-r4 in a vulnerable range
▸ GLSA 201206-12 tftp-hpa: Remote buffer overflow this version unaffected high remote 2012-06-21

A vulnerability was found in tftp-hpa, which leads to remote execution of arbitrary code.

Announced
2012-06-21
Revised
2017-04-17 (revision 3)
Access
remote
Bugs
#374001
Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201206-12

Affected packages

PackageArchVulnerableUnaffected
net-ftp/tftp-hpa*< 5.1>= 5.1

Background

tftp-hpa is the port of the OpenBSD TFTP server.

Description

A vulnerability has been discovered in tftp-hpa. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.

Impact

The vulnerability might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All tftp-hpa users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-ftp/tftp-hpa-5.1"

References