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GENTOO LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT 200307-04 |
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PACKAGE : ypserv |
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SUMMARY : denial of service |
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DATE : 2003-07-11 14:27 UTC |
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EXPLOIT : remote |
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VERSIONS AFFECTED : <ypserv-2.8 |
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FIXED VERSION : >=ypserv-2.8 |
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CVE : CAN-2003-0251 |
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quote from CVE: |
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"ypserv NIS server before 2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial |
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of service via a TCP client request that does not respond to the server, |
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which causes ypserv to block." |
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SOLUTION |
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It is recommended that all Gentoo Linux users who are running |
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net-nds/ypserv upgrade to ypserv-2.8 as follows |
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emerge sync |
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emerge ypserv |
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emerge clean |
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aliz@g.o - GnuPG key is available at http://dev.gentoo.org/~aliz |
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