[SA23688] IBM AIX ftpd Two Vulnerabilities

TITLE:
IBM AIX ftpd Two Vulnerabilities

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA23688

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CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information, DoS

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
AIX 5.x
http://secunia.com/product/213/

DESCRIPTION:
Two vulnerabilities have been reported in IBM AIX, which can
potentially be exploited by malicious people to gain knowledge of
sensitive information or to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerabilities are caused due to an unspecified error within
bos.net.tcp.client. This can be exploited to crash the service or to
disclose passwords.

SOLUTION:
Apply emergency fixes until APARs are available.

Emergency fix:
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/ftpd2_ifix.tar.Z

APAR for AIX 5.3.0:
Apply IY89168 (available)

APAR for AIX 5.2.0:
Apply IY91787 (available approx. 2007-01-24)

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IY89168

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