Re: [cobalt-users] FTP Security Hole

[flash22@xxxxxxx]

On Tue, 10 Apr 2001, Steve Werby wrote:

> "Ray Symons" <rksymons@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > "PGP Security has identified a hole in File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server
> >
> > http://www.wired.com/news/lycos/0%2C1306%2C42955%2C00.html
> 
> The systems mentioned don't include Cobalt or Linux distributions, but since
> vulnerabilities are found in software every day, don't take that to mean
> that your system is safe.  ;-)

And unfortunatly, redhat is listed as 'unknown; ;)

This problem actually relates to a library function outside ftp, so the
possability exists if proftp wasn't carefull about how it was used and 
if the linux libc has the bug....

gsh