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[DSA369] DSA-369-1 zblast

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
DSA-369-1 zblast

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Steve Kemp discovered a buffer overflow in zblast-svgalib, when saving
the high score file. This vulnerability could be exploited by a local
user to gain gid 'games', if they can achieve a high score.
For the current stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed
in version 1.2pre-5woody2.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem is fixed in version
1.2.1-7.
We recommend that you update your zblast package.

Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-369
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 7836

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

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