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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54858
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200502-26 (GProFTPD)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200502-26.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200502-26.

Vulnerability Insight:
gprostats, distributed with GProFTPD, is vulnerable to a format string
vulnerability, potentially leading to the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution:
All GProFTPD users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-ftp/gproftpd-8.1.9'

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-0484
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=81894
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200502-26.xml
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