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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 >> [DSA530] DSA-530-1 l2tpd Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[DSA530] DSA-530-1 l2tpd |
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DSA-530-1 l2tpd Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Thomas Walpuski reported a buffer overflow in l2tpd, an implementation of the layer 2 tunneling protocol, whereby a remote attacker could potentially cause arbitrary code to be executed by transmitting a specially crafted packet. The exploitability of this vulnerability has not been verified. For the current stable distribution (woody), this problem has been fixed in version 0.67-1.2. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 0.70-pre20031121-2. We recommend that you update your l2tpd package. Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-530 Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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