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GENTOO LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT 200306-06 |
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PACKAGE : man |
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SUMMARY : format string exploit |
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DATE : 2003-06-14 16:40 UTC |
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EXPLOIT : local |
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VERSIONS AFFECTED : <man-1.5l-r5 |
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FIXED VERSION : >=man-1.5l-r5 |
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CVE : |
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from advisory: |
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"man v1.5l, and below, contain a format string vulnerability. |
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the vulnerability occurs when man uses an optional catalog file, supplied |
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by the NLSPATH/LANG environmental variables." |
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Read the full advisory at |
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http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=105474717920585&w=2 |
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SOLUTION |
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It is recommended that all Gentoo Linux users who are running |
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sys-apps/man upgrade to man-1.5l-r5 as follows |
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emerge sync |
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emerge man |
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emerge clean |
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aliz@g.o - GnuPG key is available at http://cvs.gentoo.org/~aliz |
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