Patch-ID# 107454-06
Keywords: security ftp global timeout buffer overflow
Synopsis: SunOS 5.7: /usr/bin/ftp patch
Date: Feb/21/2003

Install Requirements: None                      
Solaris Release: 7

SunOS Release: 5.7

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 107455

Topic: SunOS 5.7: /usr/bin/ftp patch

Relevant Architectures: sparc

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4112039 4138598 4193146 4197316 4294697 4621760

Changes incorporated in this version: 4621760

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

Problem Description:

4621760 ftp debug output includes passwords in clear text form
 
(from 107454-05)
 
4112039 ftp runique option causes mget to fail, incorrect file name generation on get
 
(from 107454-04)
 
4294697 ftp doesn't work with long file names
 
(from 107454-03)
 
4197316 buffer overflow in ftp
 
(from 107454-02)
 
4193146 ftp client is too restrictive after fix for 4080226
 
	Here's the description of bug 4080226 - a security bug where mget
	could be fooled to run a command by having a server serve up a
	filename containing a pipe character '|').
 
(from 107454-01)
 
4138598 ftp client needs global timeout mechanism; allow for the ftp client to
        timeout before TCP decides to close down.

Patch Installation Instructions:
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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:  Friday, February 21, 2003

