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[DSA926] DSA-926-2 ketm

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
DSA-926-2 ketm

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Steve Kemp from the Debian Security Audit Project discovered a buffer
overflow in ketm, an old school 2D-scrolling shooter game, that can be
exploited to execute arbitrary code with group games rights.
For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 0.0.6-7woody0.
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in
version 0.0.6-17sarge1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 0.0.6-17sarge1.
We recommend that you upgrade your ketm package.

Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-926
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2007 Michel Arboi

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