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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 >> SuSE Local Security Checks >> SUSE-SA:2003:029: pptpd Vulnerability Assessment Details
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SUSE-SA:2003:029: pptpd |
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Check for the version of the pptpd package Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory SUSE-SA:2003:029 (pptpd). The PPTP daemon contains a remotely exploitable buffer overflow which was introduced due to a integer overflow in the third argument passed to the read() library call. This bug has been fixed. Since there is no workaround other than shutting down the PPTP daemon an update is strongly recommended if you need a PPTP server running. To be sure the update takes effect you have to restart the PPTP daemon by executing the following command as root: 'rcpptpd restart' Please download the update package for your distribution and verify its integrity by the methods listed in section 3) of this announcement. Then, install the package using the command 'rpm -Fhv file.rpm' to apply the update. Solution : http://www.suse.de/security/2003_029.html Network Security Threat Level: Medium Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security |
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