atftp: Multiple vulnerabilities — GLSA 202003-14

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in atftp, the worst of which could result in the execution of arbitrary code.

Affected packages

net-ftp/atftp on all architectures
Affected versions < 0.7.2
Unaffected versions >= 0.7.2

Background

atftp is a client/server implementation of the TFTP protocol that implements RFCs 1350, 2090, 2347, 2348, and 2349.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in atftp. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could send a specially crafted packet to an atftp instance, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All atftp users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-ftp/atftp-0.7.2"
 

References

Release date
March 14, 2020

Latest revision
March 14, 2020: 1

Severity
high

Exploitable
remote

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