Package : netkit-telnet-ssl Vulnerability : format string Problem-Type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE Ids : CAN-2004-0640
b0f discovered a format string vulnerability in netkit-telnet-ssl which could potentially allow a remote attacker to cause the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the telnet daemon (the 'telnetd' user by default).
For the current stable distribution (woody), this problem has been fixed in version 0.17.17+0.1-2woody1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 0.17.24+0.1-2.
We recommend that you update your netkit-telnet-ssl package.
Upgrade Instructions --------------------
wget url will fetch the file for you dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file.
If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for sources.list as given below:
apt-get update will update the internal database apt-get upgrade will install corrected packages
You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the footer to the proper configuration.
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody --------------------------------