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Gentoo: GLSA-200508-02 Normal: ProFTPD Format String Risk

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Calendar Grey August 1, 2005
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ProFTPD contains critical format string vulnerabilities that may lead to arbitrary code execution or Denial of Service; immediate upgrade is advised.
Under specific circumstances, ProFTPD is vulnerable to format string vulnerabilities, potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200508-02 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: ProFTPD: Format string vulnerabilities Date: August 01, 2005 Bugs: #100364 ID: 200508-02

Synopsis ======= Under specific circumstances, ProFTPD is vulnerable to format string vulnerabilities, potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code.
Background ========= ProFTPD is a configurable GPL-licensed FTP server software.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-ftp/proftpd < 1.2.10-r7 >= 1.2.10-r7
========== "infamous42md" reported that ProFTPD is vulnerable to format string vulnerabilities when displaying a shutdown message containing th...

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