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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 >> [DSA1228] DSA-1228-1 elinks Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[DSA1228] DSA-1228-1 elinks |
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DSA-1228-1 elinks Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Teemu Salmela discovered that the elinks character mode web browser performs insufficient sanitising of smb:// URIs, which might lead to the execution of arbitrary shell commands. For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 0.10.4-7.1. For the upcoming stable distribution (etch) this problem has been fixed in version 0.11.1-1.2. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 0.11.1-1.2. We recommend that you upgrade your elinks package. Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1228 Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2007 Michel Arboi |
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