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Slackware 10.2: 2005-310-03 Critical: Lynx Overflow Risk

New Lynx packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, and -current to fix a security issue. An overflow could result in the execution of arbitrary code when using Lynx to connect to a malicious NNTP server. . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 [slackware-security] lynx (SSA:2005-310-03) New Lynx packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, and -current to fix a security issue. An overflow could result in the execution of arbitrary code when using Lynx to connect to a malicious NNTP server. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-3120 Here are the details from the Slackware 10.2 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/lynx-2.8.5rel.5-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to lynx-2.8.5rel.5. Fixes an issue where the handling of Asian characters when using lynx to connect to an NNTP server (is this a common use?) could result in a buffer overflow causing the execution of arbitrary code. For more details, see: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-3120 (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Where to find the new packages: +-----------------------------+ Updated package for Slackware 8.1: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-8.1/patches/packages/ Updated package for Slackware 9.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.0/patches/packages/ Updated package for Slackware 9.1: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.1/patches/packages/ Updated package for Slackware 10.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/patches/packages/ Updated package for Slackware 10.1: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.1/patches/packages/ Updated package for Slackware 10.2: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.2/patches/packages/ Updated package for Slackware -current: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/n/ MD5signatures: +-------------+ Slackware 8.1 package: adccab862ff6c6f3e56dc5fe1c8e3f94 lynx-2.8.5rel.5-i386-1.tgz Slackware 9.0 package: 35eff3269c1b3a3d77a42eb341e3b253 lynx-2.8.5rel.5-i386-1.tgz Slackware 9.1 package: 7e1fbf1f8ea42b13c669efa82837f2a2 lynx-2.8.5rel.5-i486-1.tgz Slackware 10.0 package: 7d7093b6207351bc15be3effe40d1dae lynx-2.8.5rel.5-i486-1.tgz Slackware 10.1 package: e762a5e53b7907c4e7a865e24c892eb4 lynx-2.8.5rel.5-i486-1.tgz Slackware 10.2 package: d8c0987fce89f89908ac0965ba6e2155 lynx-2.8.5rel.5-i486-1.tgz Slackware -current package: e429d9138374a65a8621d8b2580e3a33 lynx-2.8.5rel.5-i486-1.tgz Installation instructions: +------------------------+ Upgrade the packages as root: # upgradepkg lynx-2.8.5rel.5-i486-1.tgz +-----+ . Enhance Lynx tools for Slackware to fix an overflow vulnerability resulting in potential exploit risks associated with NNTP services.. Slackware Security,Lynx Update,Overflow Risk,Code Execution,Security Fix. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Nov 06, 2005 •Critical Slackware