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Family: Debian Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
[DSA672] DSA-672-1 xview Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary
DSA-672-1 xview
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
Erik Sjölund discovered that programs linked against xview are
vulnerable to a number of buffer overflows in the XView library. When
the overflow is triggered in a program which is installed setuid root
a malicious user could perhaps execute arbitrary code as privileged
user.
For the stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in
version 3.2p1.4-16woody2.
For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in
version 3.2p1.4-19.
We recommend that you upgrade your xview packages.
Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-672
Threat Level: High
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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