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Family: Debian Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
[DSA1001] DSA-1001-1 crossfire Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary
DSA-1001-1 crossfire
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
It was discovered that Crossfire, a multiplayer adventure game, performs
insufficient bounds checking on network packets when run in "oldsocketmode",
which may possibly lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 1.1.0-1woody1.
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in
version 1.6.0.dfsg.1-4sarge1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 1.9.0-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your crossfire packages.
Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1001
Threat Level: High
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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