Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200407-17 (net-dialup/l2tpd)

Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200407-17.
Solution
All users are recommended to upgrade to the latest stable version: # emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=net-l2tpd-0.69-r2' # emerge '>=net-l2tpd-0.69-r2' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200407-17 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=53009 http://seclists.org/lists/fulldisclosure/2004/Jun/0094.html
Insight
A buffer overflow in l2tpd could lead to remote code execution. It is not known whether this bug is exploitable.