rPath alert rPSA-2007-0067-1 (nas)

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rPSA-2007-0067-1 nas
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Wed, 04 Apr 2007 13:17:15 -0400
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rPath Security Advisory: 2007-0067-1
Published: 2007-04-04
Products: rPath Linux 1
Rating: Minor
Exposure Level Classification:
    Local User Deterministic Denial of Service
Updated Versions:
    nas=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/1.8b-0.2-1

References:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1543
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1155

Description:
    Previous versions of the nas package are vulnerable to several attacks
    that may allow a sufficiently authenticated user to crash the nasd
    daemon.  The nasd daemon is not configured to run by default on rPath
    Linux systems.