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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 >> [DSA258] DSA-258-1 ethereal Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[DSA258] DSA-258-1 ethereal |
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DSA-258-1 ethereal Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Georgi Guninski discovered a problem in ethereal, a network traffic analyzer. The program contains a format string vulnerability that could probably lead to execution of arbitrary code. For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.9.4-1woody3. The old stable distribution (potato) does not seem to be affected by this problem. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 0.9.9-2. We recommend that you upgrade your ethereal packages. Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-258 Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 7049 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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