Debian: DSA-1994-1: New ajaxterm packages fix session hijacking

It was discovered that ajaxterm, a web-based terminal, generates weak and predictable session IDs, which might be used to hijack a session or cause a denial of service attack on a system that uses ajaxterm.

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-1994-1                  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/                         Raphael Geissert
February 11, 2010                     https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : ajaxterm
Vulnerability  : weak session IDs
Problem type   : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE Id(s)      : CVE-2009-1629

It was discovered that ajaxterm, a web-based terminal, generates weak
and predictable session IDs, which might be used to hijack a session or
cause a denial of service attack on a system that uses ajaxterm.

For the oldstable distribution (etch), the problem has been fixed in
version 0.9-2+etch1.

For the stable distribution (lenny), the problem has been fixed in
version 0.10-2+lenny1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), the problem has been fixed in
version 0.10-5.

We recommend that you upgrade your ajaxterm 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 4.0 alias etch
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Oldstable updates are available for alpha, amd64, arm, hppa, i386, ia64, mips, mipsel, powerpc, s390 and sparc.

Source archives:

  https://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/ajaxterm/ajaxterm_0.9-2+etch1.dsc
    Size/MD5 checksum:      690 4e0e8803297516dd65e13e10836b7700
  https://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/ajaxterm/ajaxterm_0.9-2+etch1.diff.gz
    Size/MD5 checksum:     6479 30e20eb2a1a452f9e2711619d3386155
  https://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/ajaxterm/ajaxterm_0.9.orig.tar.gz
    Size/MD5 checksum:    33751 9e48eae37beb62df3f91460b7fe352e0

Architecture independent packages:

  https://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/ajaxterm/ajaxterm_0.9-2+etch1_all.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:    40490 4c63417d3dfe2aa14c115042c10cdb97

Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 alias lenny
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Stable updates are available for alpha, amd64, arm, armel, hppa, i386, ia64, mips, mipsel, powerpc, s390 and sparc.

Source archives:

  https://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/ajaxterm/ajaxterm_0.10-2+lenny1.diff.gz
    Size/MD5 checksum:     8309 63860e0b5b279d0fe92012abef36628e
  https://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/ajaxterm/ajaxterm_0.10.orig.tar.gz
    Size/MD5 checksum:    34372 b10830a7a81d2a4c9f8815510dafb87a
  https://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/ajaxterm/ajaxterm_0.10-2+lenny1.dsc
    Size/MD5 checksum:     1275 dac2c51d75700af66248358265c77897

Architecture independent packages:

  https://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/ajaxterm/ajaxterm_0.10-2+lenny1_all.deb
    Size/MD5 checksum:    41606 287e8220fce3fc0b673ed6f392094b71


  These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on
  its next update.

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