Package : tcpdump Vulnerability : integer overflow Problem-Type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2007-3798
It was discovered that an integer overflow in the BGP dissector of tcpdump, a powerful tool for network monitoring and data acquisition, may lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
For the oldstable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 3.8.3-5sarge3.
For the stable distribution (etch) this problem has been fixed in version 3.9.5-2etch1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 3.9.5-3.
We recommend that you upgrade your tcpdump 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 3.1 alias sarge - --------------------------------