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[GLSA-200509-14] Zebedee: Denial of Service vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Zebedee: Denial of Service vulnerability

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200509-14
(Zebedee: Denial of Service vulnerability)

"Shiraishi.M" reported that Zebedee crashes when "0" is received
as the port number in the protocol option header.

Impact

By performing malformed requests a remote attacker could cause
Zebedee to crash.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

References:
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14796

Solution:
All Zebedee users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose net-misc/zebedee

Network Security Threat Level: Medium

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: (C) 2005 Michel Arboi

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