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Date:      Fri, 17 Sep 1999 00:07:22 -0700
From:      Michael Haro <mharo@FreeBSD.ORG>
To:        Bill Fumerola <billf@jade.chc-chimes.com>
Cc:        Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net>, "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com>, stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: 3.3-RELEASE RELNOTES.TXT
Message-ID:  <19990917000722.B67426@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9909162033330.1881-100000@jade.chc-chimes.com>; from Bill Fumerola on Thu, Sep 16, 1999 at 08:34:11PM -0400
References:  <4.1.19990916213429.05c081e0@granite.sentex.ca> <Pine.BSF.4.10.9909162033330.1881-100000@jade.chc-chimes.com>

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On Thu, Sep 16, 1999 at 08:34:11PM -0400, Bill Fumerola wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Sep 1999, Mike Tancsa wrote:
> 
> > ------------
> > The proftpd port has been updated with the latest patches to prevent
> > possible remote root exploits.
> > ------------
> > 
> > Was it not marked 'unsafe' instead ?
> 
> FORBIDDEN, I thought. The buzz on BUGTRAQ is that no version of proftpd
> is safe still, and exploits are on the way.

The port was updated and then more security holes were found.  And I have a 
updated local copy and even more security holes were found.  In theory a
new proftpd release will be out tomorrow or the next day with all the holes 
patched, including the holes mentioned on BUGTRAQ.

Michael


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