Debian: DSA-2635-1: cfingerd security update
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/
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