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[DSA598] DSA-598-1 yardradius

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
DSA-598-1 yardradius

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Max Vozeler noticed that yardradius, the YARD radius authentication
and accounting server, contained a stack overflow similar to the one
from radiusd which is referenced as CVE-2001-0534. This could lead to
the execution of arbitrary code as root.
For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 1.0.20-2woody1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 1.0.20-15.
We recommend that you upgrade your yardradius package immediately.

Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-598
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

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

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