OBSOLETE Patch-ID# 103578-10
Keywords: security ftp nfs leak core getreply domap rsh rexec in.ftpd PASV
Synopsis: Obsoleted by: 103578-12 SunOS 5.5_x86: ftp, in.ftpd, in.rexecd and in.rshd patch
Date: Sep/28/1999

Solaris Release: 2.5_x86

SunOS Release: 5.5_x86

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 103577

Topic: SunOS 5.5_x86: ftp, in.ftpd, in.rexecd and in.rshd patch

Relevant Architectures: i386

BugId's fixed with this patch: 1198215 1241282 1246408 1249667 1251275 1255435 4066864 4080226 4104868 4197316

Changes incorporated in this version: 4197316

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/bin/ftp
/usr/sbin/in.ftpd
/usr/sbin/in.rexecd
/usr/sbin/in.rshd

Problem Description:

4197316 buffer overflow in ftp
(from 103578-09)
4080226 Security issue: security hole in mget (in ftp client)
(from 103578-08)
4104868 in.ftpd consumes CPU if client end shutdown uncleanly
(from 103578-07)
4066864 in.rexecd does not prevent access to expired accounts
(from 103578-06)
1246408 ftp may be used to get root access from port 20 to other machines
(from 103578-05)
1251275 ftpd,rshd,rexecd,in.uucpd on NFS client puts user in / instead of ~
(from 103578-04)
1241282 ftp session dies on cd or dir
(from 103578-03)
1255435 ftp dumps core if lostpeer signal handler is called right before getreply()
(from 103578-02)
1198215 ftp can silently lose data when writing to nfs
(from 103578-01)
1249667 ftp size increases by 8k/2 page size with every open/close session memory leak

Patch Installation Instructions:
-------------------------------- 
Refer to the Install.info file within the patch for instructions on
using the generic ''installpatch'' and ''backoutpatch'' scripts provided
with each patch.  Any other special or non-generic installation
instructions should be described below.

Special Install Instructions:
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None.

README -- Last modified date:  Monday, June 25, 2001

