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Gentoo: GLSA-200411-07 Normal: Proxytunnel Format String Issue

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Calendar Grey November 3, 2004
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Proxytunnel's security flaw poses a risk of remote code execution linked to a format string issue. Upgrade promptly to the latest version to mitigate this risk
Proxytunnel is vulnerable to a format string vulnerability, potentially allowing a remote server to execute arbitrary code with the rights of the Proxytunnel process

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200411-07 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: Proxytunnel: Format string vulnerability Date: November 03, 2004 Bugs: #69379 ID: 200411-07

Synopsis ======= Proxytunnel is vulnerable to a format string vulnerability, potentially allowing a remote server to execute arbitrary code with the rights of the Proxytunnel process.
Background ========= Proxytunnel is a program that tunnels connections to a remote server through a standard HTTPS proxy.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-misc/proxytunnel < 1.2.3 >= 1.2.3
========== Florian Schilhabel of the Gentoo Linux Security Audit project found a f...

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