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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200409-19 (heimdal)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Gentoo Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.1
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
6 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200409-19.
Insight
Insight
Several bugs exist in the Heimdal ftp daemon which could allow a remote attacker to gain root privileges.
Solution
Solution
All Heimdal users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=app-crypt/heimdal-0.6.3' # emerge '>=app-crypt/heimdal-0.6.3' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200409-19 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=61412 http://www.pdc.kth.se/heimdal/advisory/2004-09-13/ http://www.frasunek.com/lukemftpd.txt