Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200410-08 (ncompress)

Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200410-08.
Solution
All ncompress users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=app-arch/ncompress-4.2.4-r1' # emerge '>=app-arch/ncompress-4.2.4-r1' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200410-08 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=66251 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/176363
Insight
compress and uncompress, which could be used by daemon programs, contain a buffer overflow that could lead to remote execution of arbitrary code with the rights of the daemon process.