Serv-U File Server 15.1.4 Release Notes
Release date: August 23, 2016
These release notes describe the new features, improvements, and fixed issues in Serv-U File Server 15.1.4. They also provide information about upgrades and describe workarounds for known issues.
If you are looking for previous release notes for Serv-U File Server, see Previous Version documentation.
NPAPI is now deprecated in Google Chrome. This means Web Client Pro will not function in Google Chrome. As a workaround, access Web Client Pro using another browser.
New features and improvements in Serv-U
Serv-U 15.1.4 is a service release containing two hotfixes, described in the Fixed Issues section.
Serv-U 15.1.3 was a service release containing two hotfixes, described in the Fixed Issues section.
Serv-U 15.1.2 included the following new features and improvements:
- Improved SMTP configuration experience
When setting up an SMTP server, it is now possible to send test emails to verify the SMTP configuration.
- Security improvements
Serv-UServ-U now supports TLS 1.1 and 1.2, and also supports 15 new cipher suites.
- Redesigned Mobile Web Client and other design enhancements
The Mobile Web Client now comes in enhanced design, matching the general look and feel of Serv-U.Serv-U.
- Updated default web client settings
It is now possible to set up Web Client Pro as the default web client.
- Enhanced event management
New Serv-U event providing the option to get a notification when a file is moved automatically by the server.Serv-U event providing the option to get a notification when a file is moved automatically by the server.
Fixed issues
Serv-U 15.1.4 fixes the following issues.
| Case Number | Description |
|---|---|
| 991668 | ECDHE-RSA-AES256* ciphers shown as enabled or disabled correctly |
| 954294 | Long (encrypted) passwords issue fixed. |
| 984664, 1003106, 993854 | OpenSSL vulnerabilities - updated to 1.0.2h |
| 932381 | SHA-1 Cert deprecation (Previous cert was due to expire in January 2017) |
| 984485, 887910, 741595 | LDAP suffix issue fixed |
| 844572, 894400, 953313, 910253, 881308, 914055, 990080 | Web client Favorites fixed. |
| 1005791, 1005383, 990956, 984664, 982577, 966856, 948270, 963296, 941118, 934566, 927375, 917616, 900288, 883047, 885033, 884883, 876306, 876820, 874853, 872968, 857502, 862922, 853433 | Serv-U no longer freezes in FIPS mode during SFTP connections. |
Serv-U 15.1.3 fixes the following issues.
| Case Number | Description |
|---|---|
| 872782, 864631 | Case sensitivity issues occurred when configuring Directory Access rules. |
| n/a | An issue with LDAP public key authentication. |
| n/a | Memory leak occurs during LDAP authentication. |
| 853136 | An issue with the expired password change functionality. |
| 868638 | An issue with multi-line FTP responses for the FEAT command. |
| n/a | An issue with the possibility of SQL injection in the invitation link used by secure file sharing. |
| 625348 | An issue with the possibility of persistent cross-site scripting in file sharing. |
| n/a | An issue with the possibility of the injection of additional email headers using a crafter subject in an upload or download request. |
Serv-U 15.1.2 fixes the following issues.
| Case Number | Description |
|---|---|
| 763731, 765938, 768311, 768259, 768486, 768508, 769372, 771679, 772752, 773216, 774310, 774439, 774937, 777095, 778641, 778805, 783276, 786698 | Issue where it was not possible to upload files on Firefox version 36 through HTTPS. |
| 691471 | If a domain name contained an apostrophe, script errors occurred and it was not possible to administer the domain. |
| 707591 | Issue with quota limits not being respected in the File Sharing module. |
| 723594, 755477 | Issue with message prioritization in Serv-U could impair Management Console performance.Serv-U could impair Management Console performance. |
| 727248, 745675, 786920 | The "Allow users to use Web Client" limit was not respected on mobile devices. |
| 734922, 768363 | The event action message text could not be longer than 256 characters. The contents of the "To" field still cannot exceed 256 characters. |
| 736619 | Issue with partially uploaded files not being deleted over SFTP protocol. |
| - | Issue with uploading multiple files to Serv-U in Internet Explorer.Serv-U in Internet Explorer. |
| 739414 | When multiple LDAP servers were configured, only the first one in the list was used to authenticate users. |
| 746987 | When a user collection name had a leading or trailing space in its name, data loss could occur when users were moved to this collection. |
| 766122 | Email addresses which contained an apostrophe were not handled correctly by Serv-U.Serv-U. |
| 785828, 791382 | Database issues occurred after upgrading Serv-U to version 15.1.1.Serv-U to version 15.1.1. |
| 797651 | Timeout issues occurred when listing directories which had a large number of subdirectories and files. |
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