Subject: GLSA: libnids (200311-07)
Newsgroups: gmane.linux.gentoo.announce
Date: 2003-11-24 17:42:57 GMT (4 years, 51 weeks, 5 days, 14 hours and 41 minutes ago)
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GENTOO LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT 200311-07
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GLSA: 200311-07
package: net-libs/libnids
summary: Libnids remote code execution
severity: normal
Gentoo bug: 32724
date: 2003-11-22
CVE: CAN-2003-0850
exploit: remote
affected: <=1.17
fixed: >=1.18
DESCRIPTION:
There is a bug in the part of libnids code responsible for TCP reassembly.
The flaw probably allows remote code execution.
SOLUTION:
It is recommended that all Gentoo Linux users who are running
net-libs/libnids update their systems as follows:
emerge sync
emerge '>=net-libs/libnids-1.18'
emerge clean
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Andrea Barisani <lcars <at> gentoo.org> .*.
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