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>> Ubuntu Security Update Fixes Dhcdbd Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
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Title : Ubuntu Security Update Fixes Dhcdbd Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-2410
CVE ID : CVE-2006-3057
Rated as : Moderate Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-06-18
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Ubuntu has released updated packages to address a vulnerability identified in Dhcdbd. This flaw is due to a memory corruption error when handling malformed DHCP responses, which could be exploited by remote attackers to crash a vulnerable application and cause NetworkManager to stop working.
Affected Products
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
Solution
Upgrade to dhcdbd version 1.10-0ubuntu11.1.
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2410
http://www.frsirt.com/english/reference/13496
Credits
Vulnerabilitiy reported by Florian Hackenberger
ChangeLog
2006-06-18 : Initial release
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