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Family: Mandrake Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
MDKSA-2006:140: ncompress Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary
Check for the version of the ncompress package
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory MDKSA-2006:140 (ncompress).
Tavis Ormandy, of the Google Security Team, discovered that ncompress,
when uncompressing data, performed no bounds checking, which could
allow a specially crafted datastream to underflow a .bss buffer with
attacker controlled data.
Updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.
Solution : http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:140
Threat Level: High
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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