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Gentoo update for ftpd
Secunia Advisory: SA22853
Release Date: 2006-11-13
Last Update: 2007-02-14
Popularity: 6,850 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Exposure of sensitive information
Privilege escalation
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-5778
CVE-2006-6008


Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for ftpd. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to disclose potentially sensitive information or perform certain actions with escalated privileges.

For more information:
SA22816

Solution:
Update to "net-ftp/ftpd-0.17-r5" or later.

Changelog:
2007-02-14: Updated "Solution" section due to an incorrect fix in previous packages. Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200611-05.xml

Other References:
SA22816:
http://secunia.com/advisories/22816/


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