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Debian Security Advisory DSA 632-1 (linpopup)

Information

Severity

Severity

Critical

Family

Family

Debian Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

10.0

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/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 linpopup announced via advisory DSA 632-1.

Insight

Insight

Stephen Dranger discovered a buffer overflow in linpopup, an X11 port of winpopup, running over Samba, that could lead to the execution of arbitrary code when displaying a maliciously crafted message. For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.0-2woody1. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.0-7. We recommend that you upgrade your linpopup package.

Solution

Solution

https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20632-1

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