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  1. 11-29-2001, 08:02 PM #1
    cloverm
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    Linux servers at risk from 'serious' flaw

    A vulnerability in the most widely used FTP server program for Linux has left numerous sites open to online attackers, a situation worsened when Red Hat mistakenly released information on the flaw early, leaving other Linux companies scrambling to get a fix out.

    http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/ne...kpt=zdnnp1tp02
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  2. 11-30-2001, 11:05 AM #2
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    Re: Linux servers at risk from 'serious' flaw

    Isn't wu_ftpd *known* for security issues?
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  3. 11-30-2001, 08:12 PM #3
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    Re: Linux servers at risk from 'serious' flaw


    Isn't wu_ftpd *known* for security issues?
    yea i wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
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  4. 11-30-2001, 11:06 PM #4
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    Re: Linux servers at risk from 'serious' flaw

    As has been mentioned at this forum -- and others -- many times, don't use wu-ftpd outside your firewall. Use ProFTPD instead.
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  5. 12-02-2001, 12:29 PM #5
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    Re: Linux servers at risk from 'serious' flaw

    And if you don't NEED anonymous access, please use sftp.
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