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Gentoo update for poppassd_pam
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA13865
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Release Date:
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2005-01-14
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Popularity:
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6,996 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
Manipulation of data
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Workaround
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| OS: | Gentoo Linux 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-0002
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Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for poppassd_pam. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to change system passwords.
For more information:
SA13813
Solution:
The vendor recommends poppassd_pam users to migrate to "net-mail/poppassd_ceti-1.8.4" or later.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Marcus Hanwell
Original Advisory:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200501-22.xml
Other References:
SA13813:
http://secunia.com/advisories/13813/
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