tftp-hpa: Remote buffer overflow

1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Package	Vulnerable versions	Unaffected versions	Architecture(s)
net-ftp/tftp-hpa	< 5.1	>= 5.1	All supported architectures

Related bugreports: #374001

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

2. Impact Information

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

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

The vulnerability might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

3. Resolution Information

There is no known workaround at this time.

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

Code Listing 3.1: Resolution

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

4. References

Page updated June 21, 2012

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