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Fedora 10: 2009-8969 Severe Buffer Overflow Issue in CTorrent Found

Security update, fixes a stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-2009-1759). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2009-8969 2009-08-25 03:13:25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : ctorrent Product : Fedora 10 Version : 1.3.4 Release : 7.dnh3.3.2.fc10 URL : http://www.rahul.net/dholmes/ctorrent/ Summary : Command line BitTorrent client for unix-like environments Description : Enhanced CTorrent is a BitTorrent client for unix-like environments. High performance with minimal system resources and dependencies are a priority. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: Security update, fixes a stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-2009-1759) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ChangeLog: * Fri Aug 21 2009 Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski 1.3.4-7.dnh3.3.2 - fixed stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-2009-1759, RHBZ #501813) - update to 3.3.2 patch - improve summary: and description -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References: [ 1 ] Bug #501813 - CVE-2009-1759 ctorrent: stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=501813 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update ctorrent' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at . All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/security/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Fedora-package-announce mailinglist This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./ . CTorrent patch for Fedora 10 addresses critical buffer overflow vulnerability, boosting overall security.. Fedora 10, CTorrent Security, Buffer Overflow Fix. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Aug 25, 2009 •Critical Fedora