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[DSA129] DSA-129-1 uucp

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
DSA-129-1 uucp

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

We have received reports that in.uucpd, an authentication agent in the
uucp package, does not properly terminate certain long input strings.
This has been corrected in uucp package version 1.06.1-11potato3 for
Debian 2.2 (potato) and in version 1.06.1-18 for the upcoming (woody)
release.
We recommend you upgrade your uucp package immediately.

Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-129
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 4910

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2005 Michel Arboi

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