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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 >> [DSA976] DSA-976-1 libast Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[DSA976] DSA-976-1 libast |
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DSA-976-1 libast Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Johnny Mast discovered a buffer overflow in libast, the library of assorted spiffy things, that can lead to the execution of arbitrary code. This library is used by eterm which is installed setgid uid which leads to a vulnerability to alter the utmp file. For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.4-3woody2. For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 0.6-0pre2003010606sarge1. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem will be fixed soon. We recommend that you upgrade your libast packages. Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-976 Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2006 Michel Arboi |
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