COMMAND

    ftp

SYSTEMS AFFECTED

    SunOS 4.1.3_U1, 4.1.4, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.5.1, 5.6

PROBLEM

    Following is based on Sun Microsystems Security Bulletin.  The ftp
    command  is  the  user  interface  to  the  Internet standard File
    Transfer Protocol (FTP).  ftp transfers files to and from a remote
    network site.  A vulnerability  has been discovered in ftp  client
    software whereby a malicious ftp  server can trick the ftp  client
    into executing arbitrary commands.

SOLUTION

    The following patches are in relation to the above problem:

        SunOS               Patch ID
        =====               ========
        SunOS 5.6           106522-01
        SunOS 5.6_x86       106523-01
        SunOS 5.5.1         103603-09
        SunOS 5.5.1_x86     103604-09
        SunOS 5.5           103577-09
        SunOS 5.5_x86       103578-09
        SunOS 5.4           101945-60
        SunOS 5.4_x86       101946-53
        SunOS 5.3           101653-02
        SunOS 4.1.4         104477-04
        SunOS 4.1.3_U1      104454-04