Gentoo: lcdproc remote code execution vulnerability
The vulnerabilities in LCDproc allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code or cause the LCDproc server to crash.
Summary
- -------------------------------------------------------------------- GENTOO LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT 200301-7 - -------------------------------------------------------------------- DATE : 2003-01-07 21:01 UTC
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From advisory:
"The vulnerabilities in LCDproc allow an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code or cause the LCDproc server to crash."
Read the full advisory at
SOLUTION
It is recommended that all Gentoo Linux users who are running app-misc/lcdproc-0.4.1-r1 or earlier update their systems as follows:
emerge rsync emerge lcdproc emerge clean
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Severity
PACKAGE : lcdproc
SUMMARY : remote code execution
EXPLOIT : remote
