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Family: Debian Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
[DSA832] DSA-832-1 gopher Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary
DSA-832-1 gopher
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
Several buffer overflows have been discovered in gopher, a
text-oriented client for the Gopher Distributed Hypertext protocol,
that can be exploited by a malicious Gopher server.
For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 3.0.3woody4.
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in
version 3.0.7sarge2.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 3.0.11.
We recommend that you upgrade your gopher package.
Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-832
Threat Level: High
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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