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Gentoo update for atftp
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA8969
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Release Date:
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2003-06-09
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Popularity:
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7,123 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From local network
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Gentoo Linux 1.x
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Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for atftp. This closes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the handling of long filenames allowing a malicious server to execute arbitrary code on the client.
For more information see:
http://secunia.com/advisories/8968/
Solution:
Update Gentoo using:
emerge sync
emerge atftp
emerge clean
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