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Debian: DSA-2646-1 Important: openssl Security Vulnerability Patch

Ovidiu Mara reported in 2010 a vulnerability in the ping util, commonly used by system and network administrators. By carefully crafting ICMP responses, an attacker could make the ping command hangs. . - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2645-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.debian.org/security/ Yves-Alexis Perez March 14, 2013 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : inetutils Vulnerability : denial of service Problem type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2010-2529 Debian Bug : Ovidiu Mara reported in 2010 a vulnerability in the ping util, commonly used by system and network administrators. By carefully crafting ICMP responses, an attacker could make the ping command hangs. For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 2:1.6-3.1+squeeze2. For the testing distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 2:1.9-2. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2:1.9-2. We recommend that you upgrade your inetutils packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: http://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory. ovidiu, reported, vulnerability, commonly, system, network. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Mar 14, 2013 •Important Debian