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Debian Security Advisory DSA 891-1 (gpsdrive)

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

16 years ago

Modified

Modified

6 years ago

Summary

The remote host is missing an update to gpsdrive announced via advisory DSA 891-1. Kevin Finisterre discovered a format string vulnerability in gpsdrive, a car navigation system, that can lead to the execution of arbitrary code. The old stable distribution (woody) does not contain gpsdrive packages.

Solution

Solution

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 2.09-2sarge1. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 2.09-2sarge1. We recommend that you upgrade your gpsdrive package. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20891-1

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