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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200608-21 (Heimdal)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Gentoo Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.2
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 200608-21.
Insight
Insight
Certain Heimdal components, ftpd and rcp, are vulnerable to a local privilege escalation.
Solution
Solution
All Heimdal users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-crypt/heimdal-0.7.2-r3' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200608-21 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=143371 http://www.pdc.kth.se/heimdal/advisory/2006-08-08/