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Debian Etch: DSA-1626-1 Moderate: Httrack Buffer Overflow Risk

Joan Calvet discovered that httrack, a utility to create local copies of websites, is vulnerable to a buffer overflow potentially allowing to execute arbitrary code when passed excessively long URLs. . - ------------------------------------------------------------------------Debian Security Advisory DSA-1626-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.debian.org/security/ Thijs Kinkhorst August 01, 2008 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------Package : httrack Vulnerability : buffer overflow Problem type : local (remote) Debian-specific: no BugTraq ID : 30425 Joan Calvet discovered that httrack, a utility to create local copies of websites, is vulnerable to a buffer overflow potentially allowing to execute arbitrary code when passed excessively long URLs. For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 3.40.4-3.1+etch1. For the testing (lenny) and unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 3.42.3-1. We recommend that you upgrade your httrack 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 You may 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. . The DSA-1626-1 advisory details a critical vulnerability in Httrack, a widely used website copier, highlighting a buffer overflow risk for Debian users.. Httrack Security Advisory, Buffer Overflow Risk, Debian Fix, Code Execution Threat. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Aug 01, 2008 •Important Debian