Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1999 11:48:22 -0400 From: Jamie Fifield Reply-To: security@debian.org To: BUGTRAQ@netspace.org Subject: [SECURITY] ftpwatch package has major security problems -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- We have found that the ftpwatch package as distributed in Debian GNU/Linux 1.3 and later distributions has a security problem which makes it trivial for users to gain root access. We recommend that you remove the ftpwatch package immediately. We will be working on a new version of ftpwatch to address these issues and will announce that in a new advisory. - -- Debian GNU/Linux . Security Managers . security@debian.org debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org Christian Hudon . Wichert Akkerman . Martin Schulze . . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3ia Charset: noconv iQB1AwUBNqHg66jZR/ntlUftAQGzgQL8DNAvGsGP3T3oMOuEBlJ2Tu3XkoE8x88e olp7AML4hjCna/y14uoa+nUsekcZR4uaDoz3pPI+gir4YwA0FP9siwNafTC1Hjj6 nh+5/l0tIjko01xEzr4d9glLG4ygKOJD =bm2E -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-security-announce-request@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org