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Debian Security Advisory DSA 391-1 (freesweep)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.6
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 freesweep announced via advisory DSA 391-1.
Insight
Insight
Steve Kemp discovered a buffer overflow in freesweep, when processing several environment variables. This vulnerability could be exploited by a local user to gain gid 'games'. For the current stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.88-4woody1. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem will be fixed soon. We recommend that you update your freesweep package.
Solution
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20391-1