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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 >> [DSA987] DSA-987-1 tar Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[DSA987] DSA-987-1 tar |
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DSA-987-1 tar Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Jim Meyering discovered several buffer overflows in GNU tar, which may lead to the execution of arbitrary code through specially crafted tar archives. The old stable distribution (woody) is not affected by this problem. For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 1.14-2.1. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 1.15.1-3. We recommend that you upgrade your tar package. Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-987 Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2007 Michel Arboi |
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