OBSOLETE Patch-ID# 111607-03
Keywords: security ftpd memory gavsiz s_isgid preserve dos
Synopsis: Obsoleted by: 111607-04 SunOS 5.8_x86: /usr/sbin/in.ftpd patch
Date: Mar/12/2003


Install Requirements: None                      
Solaris Release: 8_x86

SunOS Release: 5.8_x86

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch is available for SPARC as patch 111606

Topic: SunOS 5.8_x86: /usr/sbin/in.ftpd patch

Relevant Architectures: i386

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4244544 4244544 4436988 4436988 4445755 4445755 4446600 4446600 4451524 4451524 4452705 4452705 4714534 4714534

Changes incorporated in this version: 4714534

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch: 

/usr/sbin/in.ftpd
/usr/sbin/in.ftpd

Problem Description:

4714534 FTP server connect retry DOS vulnerability
 
(from 111607-02)
 
4244544 in.ftpd doesn't preserve S_ISGID bit on directories
 
(from 111607-01)
 
4436988 security: Globbing problem in in.ftpd
4446600 ftpd memory leaks
4445755 ftpd glob can still use a lot of memory and CPU
4451524 in.ftpd cores
4452705 GAVSIZ definition needs to stay in glob.c

Patch Installation Instructions:
--------------------------------
 
For Solaris 2.0-2.6 releases, refer to the Install.info file and/or
the README within the patch for instructions on using the generic
'installpatch' and 'backoutpatch' scripts provided with each patch.
 
For Solaris 7-9 releases, refer to the man pages for instructions
on using 'patchadd' and 'patchrm' scripts provided with Solaris.
Any other special or non-generic installation instructions should be
described below as special instructions.  The following example
installs a patch to a standalone machine:
 
       example# patchadd /var/spool/patch/104945-02
 
The following example removes a patch from a standalone system:
 
       example# patchrm 104945-02
 
For additional examples please see the appropriate man pages.

Special Install Instructions:
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None.

README -- Last modified date:  Thursday, December 4, 2003

