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[DSA1122] DSA-1122-1 libnet-server-perl

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
DSA-1122-1 libnet-server-perl

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Peter Bieringer discovered that the "log" function in the Net::Server
Perl module, an extensible, general perl server engine, is not safe
against format string exploits.
The old stable distribution (woody) does not contain this package.
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in
version 0.87-3sarge1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 0.89-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your libnet-server-perl package.

Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1122
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

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

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