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Family: Debian Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
[DSA462] DSA-462-1 xitalk Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary
DSA-462-1 xitalk
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
Steve Kemp from the Debian Security Audit Project discovered a problem in
xitalk, a talk intercept utility for the X Window System. A local
user can exploit this problem and execute arbitrary commands under the
GID utmp. This could be used by a possible hacker to remove traces from the
utmp file.
For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 1.1.11-9.1woody1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem will be fixed soon.
We recommend that you upgrade your xitalk package.
Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-462
Threat Level: High
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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