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[DSA933] DSA-933-1 hylafax

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
DSA-933-1 hylafax

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Patrice Fournier found that hylafax passes unsanitized user data in the
notify script, permiting users with the ability to submit jobs to run
arbitrary commands with the rights of the hylafax server.
For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 4.1.1-4woody1.
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in
version 4.2.1-5sarge3.
For the unstable distribution the problem has been fixed in version
4.2.4-2.
We recommend that you upgrade your hylafax package.


Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-933
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2006 Michel Arboi

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