Stefan Fritsch
2007-May-22 17:57 UTC
[SECURITY] [DTSA-36-1] New mydns packages fix multiple buffer overflows
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Testing Security Advisory DTSA-36-1 May 22th, 2007 secure-testing-team at lists.alioth.debian.org Stefan Fritsch http://secure-testing-master.debian.net/ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : mydns Vulnerability : multiple buffer overflows Problem-Scope : remote Debian-specific: No CVE ID : CVE-2007-2362 Multiple buffer overflows in MyDNS allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) and possibly execution of arbitrary code. For the testing distribution (etch) this is fixed in version 1:1.1.0-7.1lenny1 For the unstable distribution (sid) this is fixed in version 1:1.1.0-8 Packages for the alpha, mipsel, and powerpc architectures are still missing and will be released when they become available. This upgrade is recommended if you use mydns. The Debian testing security team does not track security issues for the stable (sarge) and oldstable (woody) distributions. If stable is vulnerable, the Debian security team will make an announcement once a fix is ready. Upgrade Instructions - -------------------- To use the Debian testing security archive, add the following lines to your /etc/apt/sources.list: deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free To install the update, run this command as root: apt-get update && apt-get upgrade For further information about the Debian testing security team, please refer to http://secure-testing-master.debian.net/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGUy8Pbxelr8HyTqQRAgj/AJ9PNImlIkE2zjauFfRn5gJ1NIMbzACbBr9m 3KktDmGZ2ziJYaOc2NhftR8=qZrm -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----