rPath alert rPSA-2008-0175-1 (mtr)

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rPSA-2008-0175-1 mtr mtr-gtk
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Thu, 22 May 2008 15:34:56 -0400
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rPath Security Advisory: 2008-0175-1
Published: 2008-05-22
Products:
    rPath Linux 1
    rPath Linux 2

Rating: Minor
Exposure Level Classification:
    Indirect User Deterministic Unauthorized Access
Updated Versions:
    mtr=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/0.73-0.1-1
    mtr=conary.rpath.com@rpl:2/0.73-1-0.1
    mtr-gtk=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/0.73-0.1-1
    mtr-gtk=conary.rpath.com@rpl:2/0.73-1-0.1

rPath Issue Tracking System:
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2558

References:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2357

Description:
    Previous versions of the mtr package are vulnerable to an Arbitrary Code
    Execution attack in which a user-assisted attacker in control of a
    remote DNS server can cause a stack-based buffer overflow by sending
    maliciously crafted replies to locally generated DNS queries.

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0175

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