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Debian Security Advisory DSA 014-1 (splitvt)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.2
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
16 years ago
Modified
Modified
6 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to splitvt announced via advisory DSA 014-1.
Insight
Insight
It was reported recently that splitvt is vulnerable to numerous buffer overflow attack and a format string attack. An attacker was able to gain access to the tty group. We recommend you upgrade your splitvt package immediately.
Solution
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20014-1