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[DSA378] DSA-378-1 mah-jong

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
DSA-378-1 mah-jong

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Nicolas Boullis discovered two vulnerabilities in mah-jong, a
network-enabled game.
This vulnerability could be exploited by a remote attacker to
execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user running the
mah-jong server.
This vulnerability could be exploited by a remote attacker to cause
the mah-jong server to enter a tight loop and stop responding to
commands.
For the stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in
version 1.4-2.
For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in
version 1.5.6-2.
We recommend that you update your mah-jong package.

Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-378
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 8557, 8558

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

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