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[DSA090] DSA-090-1 xtel

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
DSA-090-1 xtel

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The xtel (an X emulator for minitel) package as distributed with Debian
GNU/Linux 2.2 has two possible symlink attacks:
Both problems have been fixed in version 3.2.1-4.potato.1 .

Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-090
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 3626

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2005 Michel Arboi

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