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Debian Security Advisory DSA 1634-2 (wordnet)

Information

Severity

Severity

High

Family

Family

Debian Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

7.5

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

15 years ago

Modified

Modified

6 years ago

Summary

The remote host is missing an update to wordnet announced via advisory DSA 1634-2.

Insight

Insight

A regression was discovered in the original patch addressing this issue for WordNet, which this update fixes. For reference the text of the original advisory follows. Rob Holland discovered several programming errors in WordNet, an electronic lexical database of the English language. These flaws could allow arbitrary code execution when used with untrusted input, for example when WordNet is in use as a back end for a web application. For the stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 1:2.1-4+etch2. For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 1:3.0-13. We recommend that you upgrade your wordnet package.

Solution

Solution

https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201634-2

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