Debian: DSA-2397-1: icu security update

It was discovered that a buffer overflow in the Unicode libraray ICU could lead to the execution of arbitrary code. For the oldstable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2397-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/                        Moritz Muehlenhoff
January 29, 2012                       https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : icu
Vulnerability  : buffer underflow
Problem type   : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID         : CVE-2011-4599 

It was discovered that a buffer overflow in the Unicode libraray ICU
could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

For the oldstable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.8.1-3+lenny3.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 4.4.1-8.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 4.8.1.1-3.

We recommend that you upgrade your icu packages.

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