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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 >> [DSA193] DSA-193-1 kdenetwork Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[DSA193] DSA-193-1 kdenetwork |
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DSA-193-1 kdenetwork Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment iDEFENSE reports a security vulnerability in the klisa package, that provides a LAN information service similar to "Network Neighbourhood", which was discovered by Texonet. It is possible for a local attacker to exploit a buffer overflow condition in resLISa, a restricted version of KLISa. The vulnerability exists in the parsing of the LOGNAME environment variable, an overly long value will overwrite the instruction pointer thereby permiting a possible hacker to seize control of the executable. This problem has been fixed in version 2.2.2-14.2 for the current stable distribution (woody) and in version 2.2.2-14.3 for the unstable distribution (sid). The old stable distribution (potato) is not affected since it doesn't contain a kdenetwork package. We recommend that you upgrade your klisa package immediately. Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-193 Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 6157 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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