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transmission: code execution

Package(s):transmission CVE #(s):CVE-2012-6129
Created:February 25, 2013 Updated:March 20, 2013
Description: From the Ubuntu advisory:

It was discovered that Transmission incorrectly handled certain micro transport protocol packets. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Alerts:
Ubuntu USN-1747-1 2013-02-25
Mageia MGASA-2013-0074 2013-02-27
openSUSE openSUSE-SU-2013:0485-1 2013-03-19
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