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Gentoo update for proftpd
Secunia Advisory: SA24163
Release Date: 2007-02-14
Popularity: 5,409 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Privilege escalation
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-6563


Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for proftpd. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.

For more information:
SA23371

Solution:
Update to "net-ftp/proftpd-1.3.1_rc1" or later.

Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200702-02.xml

Other References:
SA23371:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23371/


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