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Debian Security Advisory DSA 976-1 (libast, libast1)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to libast, libast1 announced via advisory DSA 976-1. Johnny Mast discovered a buffer overflow in libast, the library of assorted spiffy things, that can lead to the execution of arbitrary code. This library is used by eterm which is installed setgid uid which leads to a vulnerability to alter the utmp file. For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.4-3woody2.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 0.6-0pre2003010606sarge1. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem will be fixed soon. We recommend that you upgrade your libast packages. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20976-1