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TITLE:
Gentoo update for gftp

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA27501

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27501/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Gentoo Linux 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/339/

DESCRIPTION:
Gentoo has issued an update for gftp. This fixes some
vulnerabilities, which potentially can be exploited by malicious
people to compromise a user's system.

For more information:
SA26378

SOLUTION:
Update to:
"net-ftp/gftp-2.0.18-r6" or later.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200711-01.xml

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA26378:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26378/

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