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Debian 3.0 DSA 333-1: acm Integer Overflow Remote Execution Advisory

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Calendar Grey June 28, 2003
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Debian advisory DSA 333-1 uncovers an integer overflow flaw in acm, risking remote code execution. Update now.
acm, a multi-player aerial combat simulation, uses a network protocolbased on the same RPC implementation used in many C libraries

Summary

acm, a multi-player aerial combat simulation, uses a network protocol
based on the same RPC implementation used in many C libraries. This
implementation was found to contain an integer overflow vulnerability
which could be exploited to execute arbitrary code.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 5.0-3.woody.1.

For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 5.0-10.

We recommend that you update your acm package.

Upgrade Instructions
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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
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Source archives:


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Package: acm

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