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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2635-1                   security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/                      Salvatore Bonaccorso
March 1, 2013                          http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : cfingerd
Vulnerability  : buffer overflow
Problem type   : remote
Debian-specific: yes
CVE ID         : CVE-2013-1049
Debian Bug     : 700098

Malcolm Scott discovered a remote-exploitable buffer overflow in the
rfc1413 (ident) client of cfingerd, a configurable finger daemon. This
vulnerability was introduced in a previously applied patch to the
cfingerd package in 1.4.3-3.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.4.3-3+squeeze1.

For the testing distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.4.3-3.1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.4.3-3.1.

We recommend that you upgrade your cfingerd packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Debian: DSA-2635-1: cfingerd security update

March 1, 2013
Malcolm Scott discovered a remote-exploitable buffer overflow in the rfc1413 (ident) client of cfingerd, a configurable finger daemon

Summary

Malcolm Scott discovered a remote-exploitable buffer overflow in the
rfc1413 (ident) client of cfingerd, a configurable finger daemon. This
vulnerability was introduced in a previously applied patch to the
cfingerd package in 1.4.3-3.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.4.3-3+squeeze1.

For the testing distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.4.3-3.1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.4.3-3.1.

We recommend that you upgrade your cfingerd packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Severity
Package : cfingerd
Vulnerability : buffer overflow
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: yes
CVE ID : CVE-2013-1049
Debian Bug : 700098

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