From: Secunia Security Advisories (sec-advsecunia.com)
Date: Thu Mar 15 2007 - 08:47:09 CDT

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TITLE:
Gentoo net-misc/ssh Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA24516

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/24516/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
From remote

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

DESCRIPTION:
Gentoo has acknowledged a vulnerability in net-misc/ssh, which
potentially can be exploited by malicious users to compromise a
vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA18828

SOLUTION:
The vendor recommends removing the vulnerable net-misc/ssh package.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200703-13.xml

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA18828:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18828/

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