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>> Debian Security Update Fixes Perdition "str_vwrite()" Format String Issue

Title : Debian Security Update Fixes Perdition "str_vwrite()" Format String Issue
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-3730
CVE ID : CVE-2007-5740
Rated as : Critical 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2007-11-06


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A vulnerability has been identified in Debian, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue is caused by an error in Perdition. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2007-3677

Affected Products

Debian GNU/Linux sarge
Debian GNU/Linux etch

Solution

Debian GNU/Linux sarge - Upgrade to perdition version 1.15-5sarge1
Debian GNU/Linux etch - Upgrade to perdition version 1.17-7etch1

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3730
http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/debian-security-announce-2007/msg00176.html

ChangeLog

2007-11-06 : Initial release

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