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CERT Advisory CA-2000-17 Critical: rpc.statd Input Validation Exploit

Calendar Aug 19, 2000 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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security advisory exploit input validation linux distribution rpc.statd CERT advisory
The CERT/CC has begun receiving reports of an input validation vulnerability in the rpc.statd program being exploited. This program is included, and often installed by default, in several popular Linux distributions. Please see Appendix A of this document for specific information . . . The CERT/CC has begun receiving reports of an input validation vulnerability in the rpc.statd program being exploited. This program is included, and often installed by default, in several popular Linux distributions. Please see Appendix A of this document for specific information regarding affected distributions.