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node - buffer overflow, format string

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-375-1 node -- buffer overflow, format string

Date Reported:
29 Aug 2003
Affected Packages:
node
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CAN-2003-0707, CAN-2003-0708.
More information:

Morgan alias SM6TKY discovered and fixed several security related problems in LinuxNode, an Amateur Packet Radio Node program. The buffer overflow he discovered can be used to gain unauthorised root access and can be remotely triggered.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.3.0a-2woody1.

For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 0.3.2-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your node packages immediately.

Fixed in:

Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody)

Source:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/node/node_0.3.0a-2woody1.dsc
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/node/node_0.3.0a-2woody1.diff.gz
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/node/node_0.3.0a.orig.tar.gz
Alpha:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/node/node_0.3.0a-2woody1_alpha.deb
ARM:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/node/node_0.3.0a-2woody1_arm.deb
Intel IA-32:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/node/node_0.3.0a-2woody1_i386.deb
Intel IA-64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/node/node_0.3.0a-2woody1_ia64.deb
HPPA:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/node/node_0.3.0a-2woody1_hppa.deb
Motorola 680x0:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/node/node_0.3.0a-2woody1_m68k.deb
Big endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/node/node_0.3.0a-2woody1_mips.deb
Little endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/node/node_0.3.0a-2woody1_mipsel.deb
PowerPC:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/node/node_0.3.0a-2woody1_powerpc.deb
IBM S/390:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/node/node_0.3.0a-2woody1_s390.deb
Sun Sparc:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/n/node/node_0.3.0a-2woody1_sparc.deb

MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.


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