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[DSA616] DSA-616-1 netkit-telnet-ssl

Family:

Debian Local Security Checks

Category:

infos

Copyright:

This script is (C) 2004 Michel Arboi

Summary:

DSA-616-1 netkit-telnet-ssl

Version:

$Revision: 1.2 $

Cve_id:

CAN-2004-0998

Bugtraq_id:

-

Xrefs:

DSA:616

Description:

Joel Eriksson discovered a format string vulnerability in telnetd-ssl
which may be able to lead to the execution of arbitrary code on the
victims machine.
For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 0.17.17+0.1-2woody3.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 0.17.24+0.1-6.
We recommend that you upgrade your telnetd-ssl package immediately.


Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-616
Risk factor : High