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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 >> [DSA675] DSA-675-1 hztty Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[DSA675] DSA-675-1 hztty |
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DSA-675-1 hztty Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Erik Sjölund discovered that hztty, a converter for GB, Big5 and zW/HZ Chinese encodings in a tty session, can be triggered to execute arbitrary commands with group utmp rights. For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 2.0-5.2woody2. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 2.0-6.1. We recommend that you upgrade your hztty package. Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-675 Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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