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[DSA405] DSA-405-1 xsok

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
DSA-405-1 xsok

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Steve Kemp discovered a problem in xsok, a single player strategy game
for X11, related to the Sokoban game, which leads a user to execute
arbitrary commands under the GID of games.
For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 1.02-9woody2.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 1.02-11.
We recommend that you upgrade your xsok package.

Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-405
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 9321

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

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