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[DSA1230] DSA-1230-1 l2tpns

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
DSA-1230-1 l2tpns

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Rhys Kidd discovered a vulnerability in l2tpns, a layer 2 tunnelling
protocol network server, which could be triggered by a remote user to
execute arbitrary code.
For the stable distribution (sarge), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.0.14-1sarge1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 2.1.21-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your l2tpns package.

Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1230
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

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

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