Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200405-09 (proftpd)

Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200405-09.
Solution
ProFTPD users are encouraged to upgrade to the latest version of the package: # emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=net-ftp/proftpd-1.2.9-r2' # emerge '>=net-ftp/proftpd-1.2.9-r2' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200405-09 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49496
Insight
Version 1.2.9 of ProFTPD introduced a vulnerability that causes CIDR-based Access Control Lists (ACLs) to be treated as ' AllowAll ' , thereby allowing remote users full access to files available to the FTP daemon.