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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 >> Red Hat Local Security Checks >> RHSA-2002-121: arpwatch Vulnerability Assessment Details
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RHSA-2002-121: arpwatch |
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Check for the version of the arpwatch packages Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Updated tcpdump, libpcap, and arpwatch packages are available. These updates close a buffer overflow when handling NFS packets. tcpdump is a command-line tool for monitoring network traffic. Versions of tcpdump up to and including 3.6.2 have a buffer overflow that can be triggered when tracing the network by a bad NFS packet. We are not yet aware if this issue is fully exploitable however, users of tcpdump are advised to upgrade to these errata packages which contain a patch for this issue. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2002-0380 to this issue. This issue was found by David Woodhouse of Red Hat. Solution : http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-121.html Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security |
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