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>> Debian Security Update Fixes Albatross Remote Code Execution Issue

Title : Debian Security Update Fixes Albatross Remote Code Execution Issue
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-0210
CVE ID : CVE-2006-0044
Rated as : High Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-01-16


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Debian has released updated packages to address a vulnerability identified in Albatross. This flaw is due to an input validation error in the "context.py" script that does not properly validate certain parameters, which could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary data as part of the template. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2006-0196

Affected Products

Debian GNU/Linux stable (sarge)
Debian GNU/Linux unstable (sid)

Solution

Debian GNU/Linux stable (sarge) - Upgrade to version 1.20-2
Debian GNU/Linux unstable (sid) - Upgrade to version 1.33-1

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0210
http://www.frsirt.com/english/reference/4526

ChangeLog

2006-01-16 : Initial release

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