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[DSA1009] DSA-1009-1 crossfire

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
DSA-1009-1 crossfire

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

A buffer overflow has been discovered in the crossfire game which
permits remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 1.1.0-1woody2.
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in
version 1.6.0.dfsg.1-4sarge2.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 1.9.0-2.
We recommend that you upgrade your crossfire package.

Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1009
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2007 Michel Arboi

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