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Family: Debian Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
[DSA592] DSA-592-1 ez-ipupdate Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary
DSA-592-1 ez-ipupdate
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
Ulf Härnhammar from the Debian Security Audit Project discovered a
format string vulnerability in ez-ipupdate, a client for many dynamic
DNS services. This problem can only be exploited if ez-ipupdate is
running in daemon mode (most likely) with many but not all service
types.
For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 3.0.11b5-1woody2.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 3.0.11b8-8.
We recommend that you upgrade your ez-ipupdate package.
Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-592
Threat Level: High
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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