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lxr - input validation error

Package(s):lxr CVE #(s):
Created:March 19, 2003 Updated:March 19, 2003
Description: lxr fails to properly sanitize incoming filenames, with the result that an attacker can read arbitrary files on the system.
Alerts:
Debian DSA-264-1 2003-03-19
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