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[DSA103] DSA-103-1 glibc

Family:

Debian Local Security Checks

Category:

infos

Copyright:

This script is (C) 2004 Michel Arboi

Summary:

DSA-103-1 glibc

Version:

$Revision: 1.4 $

Cve_id:

CVE-2001-0886

Bugtraq_id:

-

Xrefs:

DSA:103

Description:

A buffer overflow has been found in the globbing code for glibc.
This is the code which is used to glob patterns for filenames and is
commonly used in applications like shells and FTP servers.
This has been fixed in version 2.1.3-20 and we recommend that
you upgrade your libc package immediately.


Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-103
Risk factor : High