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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 >> Mandrake Local Security Checks >> MDKSA-2002:032: tcpdump Vulnerability Assessment Details
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MDKSA-2002:032: tcpdump |
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Check for the version of the tcpdump package Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory MDKSA-2002:032 (tcpdump). Several buffer overflows were found in the tcpdump package by FreeBSD developers during a code audit, in versions prior to 3.5. However, newer versions of tcpdump, including 3.6.2, are also vulnerable to another buffer overflow in the AFS RPC decoding functions, which was discovered by Nick Cleaton. These vulnerabilities could be used by a remote attacker to crash the the tcpdump process or possibly even be exploited to execute arbitrary code as the user running tcpdump, which is usually root. The newer libpcap 0.6 has also been audited to make it more safe by implementing better buffer boundary checks in several functions. Solution : http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:032 Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security |
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