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[SECURITY] [DSA-072-1] groff printf format problem
From: Wichert Akkerman <wichert () wiggy net>
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 19:18:37 +0200
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Debian Security Advisory DSA-072-1 security () debian org http://www.debian.org/security/ Wichert Akkerman August 10, 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Package : groff Problem type : printf format attack Debian-specific: no Zenith Parse found a security problem in groff (the GNU version of troff). The pic command was vulnerable to a printf format attack which made it possible to circumvent the -S option and execute arbitrary code. This has been fixed in version 1.15.2-2. wget url will fetch the file for you dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file. Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 alias potato - --------------------------------- Potato was released for alpha, arm, i386, m68k, powerpc and sparc. Source archives: http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/source/groff_1.15.2-2.diff.gz MD5 checksum: 80a1f4d1a73206bc39442c59b3298c31 http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/source/groff_1.15.2-2.dsc MD5 checksum: 37c101207617f750821362f14c4d70a3 http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/source/groff_1.15.2.orig.tar.gz MD5 checksum: 0c87c54b39a71da4ad92a67f13b740a2 Alpha architecture: http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-alpha/groff_1.15.2-2_alpha.deb MD5 checksum: 914c0bd3a63a42f6ad382a83af6809c3 ARM architecture: http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-arm/groff_1.15.2-2_arm.deb MD5 checksum: 86e061ec9c65cd138c809ddf4dc2a32d Intel IA-32 architecture: http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-i386/groff_1.15.2-2_i386.deb MD5 checksum: cec3f02dd9c9fc020dd93e0437368a25 Motorola 680x0 architecture: http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-m68k/groff_1.15.2-2_m68k.deb MD5 checksum: b06c81a8d23f54eba8e605a5ce9331fc PowerPC architecture: http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-powerpc/groff_1.15.2-2_powerpc.deb MD5 checksum: b2adb7c67438c511e9d745b87efa1667 Sun Sparc architecture: http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-sparc/groff_1.15.2-2_sparc.deb MD5 checksum: 1e07e5ecbfc7c066397e97bdf23dc014 These packages will be moved into the stable distribution on its next revision. For not yet released architectures please refer to the appropriate directory ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/sid/binary-$arch/ . - -- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- apt-get: deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main dpkg-ftp: ftp://security.debian.org/debian-security dists/stable/updates/main Mailing list: debian-security-announce () lists debian org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3ia Charset: noconv iQB1AwUBO3QXaajZR/ntlUftAQEvLwL+N64zzho1vLayW0+EvQeP9ltDVF1iLUKN SzauW8CDI17Q6HFv+9dwCRWckInCJz0RCZW9d5qmxUhV7qUPmPGSDB7BcjjwLG3t EXwj7ch/sulvBrIb6Wn+unHAxbCseiAs =Ggia -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-security-announce-request () lists debian org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster () lists debian org
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