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                            ADVISORY NOTICE

                     wuarchive FTP daemon vulnerability 

April 09, 1993, 1030 PDT                                   Number D-13
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PROBLEM:  The wuarchive FTP daemon allows unauthorized access.
PLATFORM: UNIX systems running the wuarchive FTP daemon.
DAMAGE:   Unauthorized access to the system.
SOLUTION: Disable daemon, then patch or install new version.
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    Critical Facts about wuarchive FTP Daemon Vulnerability


CIAC has learned that Washington University's wuarchive FTP server
contains a serious security vulnerability, allowing any user (remote or
local) to gain access with the privileges of any user on the system,
including root. If you are running any version of the wuarchive server
prior to April 8, 1993, CIAC recommends that you disable it
immediately, then either apply the patch, or replace it with the new
version.

PATCH
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Apply the following patch to your existing wuarchive ftpd sources,
recompile and install.

*** ftpd.c.orig
--- ftpd.c
***************
*** 413,418 ****
--- 413,420 ----
                end_login();
        }
  
+       anonymous = 0;
+ 
        if (!strcasecmp(name, "ftp") || !strcasecmp(name, "anonymous")) {
                if (checkuser("ftp") || checkuser("anonymous")) {
                        reply(530, "User %s access denied.", name);

NEW VERSION
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The new version is available for anonymous ftp from wuarchive.wustl.edu
(128.252.135.4) in the directory /packages/wuarchive-ftpd and from
irbis.llnl.gov (128.115.19.60) in /pub/util.  The file is named
wu-ftpd-2.0.tar.Z and has a checksum (obtained using the "sum" command)
of 56984 169. This release includes full documentation for installation
and configuration.  See wu-ftpd-2.0/INSTALL, wu-ftpd-2.0/NOTES and
wu-ftpd-2.0/doc/README for more information on how to install and
operate this ftp server.

For additional information or assistance, please contact CIAC at
(510) 422-8193 / FTS or send E-mail to ciac@llnl.gov.  FAX messages
to (510) 423-8002 / FTS.

CIAC would like to acknowledge the contributions of CERT Coordination
Center in the preparation of this bulletin.

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ftp from irbis.llnl.gov (ip address 128.115.19.60).
 
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