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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Debian Local Security Checks >> [DSA074] DSA-074-1 wmaker Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[DSA074] DSA-074-1 wmaker |
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DSA-074-1 wmaker Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Alban Hertroys found a buffer overflow in Window Maker (a popular window manager for X). The code that handles titles in the window list menu did not check the length of the title when copying it to a buffer. Since applications will set the title using data that can't be trusted (for example, most web browsers will include the title of the web page being shown in the title of their window), this could be exploited remotely. This has been fixed in version 0.61.1-4.1 of the Debian package, and upstream version 0.65.1. We recommend that you update your Window Maker package immediately. Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-074 Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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