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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2013.0390
inetutils security update
15 March 2013
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: inetutils
Publisher: Debian
Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 6
Linux variants
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2010-2529
Original Bulletin:
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2645
Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
platforms other than Debian. It is recommended that administrators
running inetutils check for an updated version of the software for
their operating system.
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2645-1 security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Yves-Alexis Perez
March 14, 2013 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : inetutils
Vulnerability : denial of service
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2010-2529
Debian Bug :
Ovidiu Mara reported in 2010 a vulnerability in the ping util, commonly used by
system and network administrators. By carefully crafting ICMP responses, an
attacker could make the ping command hangs.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 2:1.6-3.1+squeeze2.
For the testing distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 2:1.9-2.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 2:1.9-2.
We recommend that you upgrade your inetutils packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
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