Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200502-26.
Solution
All GProFTPD users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-ftp/gproftpd-8.1.9'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200502-26 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=81894
Insight
gprostats, distributed with GProFTPD, is vulnerable to a format string vulnerability, potentially leading to the execution of arbitrary code.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2005-0484 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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