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RHSA-2002-121: arpwatch

Vulnerability Assessment Summary 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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