OPENSUSE-SU-2020:0069-1

Vulnerability from csaf_opensuse - Published: 2020-01-18 13:10 - Updated: 2026-09-20 19:02
Summary
Security update for uftpd
Severity
Important
Notes
Title of the patch: Security update for uftpd
Description of the patch: This update for uftpd to version 2.11 fixes the following issues: - CVE-2020-5204: Fixed a buffer overflow in FTP PORT parser (boo#1160199). - Fixed additional bugs which could have security implications.
Patchnames: openSUSE-2020-69
Terms of use: CSAF 2.0 data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0).
CVE-2020-5204
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
Product Identifier Version Remediation
Unresolved product id: openSUSE Leap 15.1:uftpd-0:2.11-lp151.2.3.1.x86_64 —
Vendor Fix
Threats
Impact moderate
References
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