Ubuntu Security Notice 6589-1 - Fabian Baeumer, Marcus Brinkmann and Joerg Schwenk discovered that the SSH protocol used in FileZilla is prone to a prefix truncation attack, known as the "Terrapin attack". A remote attacker could use this issue to downgrade or disable some security features and obtain sensitive information.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6589-1
January 18, 2024
filezilla vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 23.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Summary:
FileZilla could be made to expose sensitive information over the
network.
Software Description:
- filezilla: Full-featured graphical FTP/FTPS/SFTP client
Details:
Fabian Baeumer, Marcus Brinkmann and Joerg Schwenk discovered that the SSH
protocol used in FileZilla is prone to a prefix truncation attack, known as
the "Terrapin attack". A remote attacker could use this issue to downgrade or
disable some security features and obtain sensitive information.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 23.10:
filezilla 3.65.0-3ubuntu0.1
filezilla-common 3.65.0-3ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
filezilla 3.58.0-1ubuntu0.1
filezilla-common 3.58.0-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
filezilla 3.46.3-1ubuntu0.1
filezilla-common 3.46.3-1ubuntu0.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6589-1
CVE-2023-48795
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/filezilla/3.65.0-3ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/filezilla/3.58.0-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/filezilla/3.46.3-1ubuntu0.1