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From: Patrick Lauer <gentoo@×××××××××××××.de>
To: gentoo-dev@g.o
Subject: [gentoo-dev] Security Problems: xmule, lmule
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 22:47:40
Message-Id: 1061333257.14174.2.camel@localhost
1 Hi,
2
3 yesterday I found this:
4 http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/dab-18.08.03-000/ (in german)
5
6 http://lists.netsys.com/pipermail/full-disclosure/2003-August/008449.html
7 (english)
8
9 short summary:
10 all emule, lmule and xmule versions are vulnerable to buffer overflows
11 including execution of malicious code.
12
13 xmule 1.4.3 (portage current) is very vulnerable.
14 xmule 1.5.6 (latest from xmule website) does not fix all known
15 vulnerabilities.
16
17 Please discourage the use of lmule and xmule until fixed versions are
18 available.
19
20 With best regards,
21 Patrick "bonsaikitten" Lauer
22
23
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Re: [gentoo-dev] Security Problems: xmule, lmule Rainer Groesslinger <scandium@g.o>
Re: [gentoo-dev] Security Problems: xmule, lmule Rainer Groesslinger <scandium@g.o>