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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 >> [DSA640] DSA-640-1 gatos Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[DSA640] DSA-640-1 gatos |
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DSA-640-1 gatos Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Erik Sjölund discovered a buffer overflow in xatitv, one of the programs in the gatos package, that is used to display video with certain ATI video cards. xatitv is installed setuid root in order to gain direct access to the video hardware. For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.0.5-6woody3. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 0.0.5-15. We recommend that you upgrade your gatos package. Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-640 Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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