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Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in ekg, a console Gadu Gadu client, an instant messaging program.. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------Debian Security Advisory DSA 760-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.debian.org/security/ Martin Schulze July 18th, 2005 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - --------------------------------------------------------------------------Package : ekg Vulnerability : several Problem-Type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CAN-2005-1850 CAN-2005-1851 CAN-2005-1916 Debian Bug : 317027 318059 Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in ekg, a console Gadu Gadu client, an instant messaging program. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following vulnerabilities: CAN-2005-1850 Marcin Owsiany and Wojtek Kaniewski discovered insecure temporary file creation in contributed scripts. CAN-2005-1851 Marcin Owsiany and Wojtek Kaniewski discovered potential shell command injection in a contributed script. CAN-2005-1916 Eric Romang discovered insecure temporary file creation and arbitrary command execution in a contributed script that can be exploited by a local attacker. The old stable distribution (woody) does not contain an ekg package. For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in version 1.5+20050411-4. For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in version 1.5+20050712+1.6rc2-1. We recommend that you upgrade your ekg package. Upgrade Instructions - --------------------wget url will fetch the file for you dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file. If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for sources.list as given below: apt-get update will update the internal database apt-get upgrade will install corrected packages Youmay use an automated update by adding the resources from the footer to the proper configuration. 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You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Debian Security Notice DSA-760-1 informs about critical updates for ekg remote risks. Immediate upgrade urged.. Debian Security, Ekg Client Update, Remote IM Fixes. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 18, 2005
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