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Gentoo update for proftpd
Secunia Advisory: SA9881
Release Date: 2003-09-30
Popularity: 5,989 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2003-0831


Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for ProFTPD. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by some malicious users to compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA9829

Solution:
Update Gentoo:

emerge sync
emerge '>=net-ftp/ProFTPD-1.2.9_rc2'
emerge clean

Other References:
SA9829:
http://secunia.com/advisories/9829/


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