Re: Half Life dedicated server Patch

[Nathan Woodcock <nathan () NL DEMON NET>]

> > New features and fixes include:
> > - Linux security issue resolved. <---------------------
>
>   The patch was released earlier today. The 
linuxreadme.txt file
> included in the release noted this as the only 
security related change:
> - Rcon buffer overflow fixed.
>
> It does not make any mention of the format string 
bug as mentioned in
> 'Tamandua Sekure Labs Security Advisory 2000-01'

Leon Hartwig, the coder of the linux half-life patch 
port, has confirmed in email on the hlds_linux mailing 
list that this exploit was most definately fixed.