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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 >> [DSA146] DSA-146-2 dietlibc Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[DSA146] DSA-146-2 dietlibc |
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DSA-146-2 dietlibc Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment An integer overflow bug has been discovered in the RPC library used by dietlibc, a libc optimized for small size, which is derived from the SunRPC library. This bug could be exploited to gain unauthorized root access to software linking to this code. The packages below also fix integer overflows in the calloc, fread and fwrite code. They are also more strict regarding hostile DNS packets that could lead to a vulnerability otherwise. These problems have been fixed in version 0.12-2.4 for the current stable distribution (woody) and in version 0.20-0cvs20020808 for the unstable distribution (sid). Debian 2.2 (potato) is not affected since it doesn't contain dietlibc packages. We recommend that you upgrade your dietlibc packages immediately. Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-146 Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 5356 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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