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>> Gentoo Security Update Fixes MLDonkey Security Bypass Vulnerability

Title : Gentoo Security Update Fixes MLDonkey Security Bypass Vulnerability
Advisory ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-3613
CVE ID : CVE-2007-5714
Rated as : Moderate Risk

Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2007-10-25

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A vulnerability has been identified in Gentoo, which could be exploited by remote attackers to gain unauthorized access to a vulnerable system. This issue is caused by an error in the MLDonkey ebuild that creates the "p2p" user with a valid login shell and no password, which could be exploited by attackers to gain remote access to an affected system via e.g. SSH or telnet.

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2007-10-25 : Initial release

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