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Debian Security Advisory DSA 367-1                     security@debian.org 
Debian -- Security Information                              Matt Zimmerman
August 8th, 2003                         Debian -- Debian security FAQ 
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Package        : xtokkaetama
Vulnerability  : buffer overflow
Problem-Type   : local
Debian-specific: no
CVE Ids        : CAN-2003-0652

Another buffer overflow was discovered in xtokkaetama, involving the
"-nickname" command line option.  This vulnerability could be
exploited by a local attacker to gain gid 'games'.

For the current stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed
in version 1.0b-6woody2.

For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem is fixed in version
1.0b-9.

We recommend that you update your xtokkaetama package.

Upgrade Instructions
--------------------

wget url
        will fetch the file for you
dpkg -i file.deb
        will install the referenced file.

If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for
sources.list as given below:

apt-get update
        will update the internal database
apt-get upgrade
        will install corrected packages

You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the
footer to the proper configuration.

Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
--------------------------------

  Source archives:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:      593 eb84bec50c2115725ee1c8477bd06d1a
      
      Size/MD5 checksum:     6598 e3f0f614059206a4145033da3a767990
      
      Size/MD5 checksum:   107487 101ee56e00f4b0b9dc10caa3e38fc826

  Alpha architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:   112644 8adee7a174ca894b8d4f4abaa908e4e6

  ARM architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:   105516 aadcb40dad8d8b07058fb0b275bbda12

  Intel IA-32 architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:   101918 8127aeaefddc310805bb600b73aa35ff

  Intel IA-64 architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:   123860 95516e820f6143db875fc6cb060af3b3

  HP Precision architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:   110168 be2129764d4238f27796752ba6c186ce

  Motorola 680x0 architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:   100736 394f476c9028fd7851bdae74cd36e21f

  Big endian MIPS architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:   108042 7bd17d6e4da207b0e2cca6268f0f9107

  Little endian MIPS architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:   107244 499d335449b1761995be6cefead1bdca

  PowerPC architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:   107800 14352aca4111cec66cffd68a88834b75

  IBM S/390 architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:   105076 02b177a29fd4723d3147981c044aa287

  Sun Sparc architecture:

      
      Size/MD5 checksum:   109056 c781e63ec9128bf5e559457d3d43c27c

  These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on
  its next revision.

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Debian: 'xtokkaetama' buffer overflow

August 8, 2003
Another buffer overflow was discovered in xtokkaetama, involving the"-nickname" command line option

Summary

Another buffer overflow was discovered in xtokkaetama, involving the
"-nickname" command line option. This vulnerability could be
exploited by a local attacker to gain gid 'games'.

For the current stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed
in version 1.0b-6woody2.

For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem is fixed in version
1.0b-9.

We recommend that you update your xtokkaetama package.

Upgrade Instructions
--------------------

wget url
will fetch the file for you
dpkg -i file.deb
will install the referenced file.

If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for
sources.list as given below:

apt-get update
will update the internal database
apt-get upgrade
will install corrected packages

You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the
footer to the proper configuration.

Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
--------------------------------

Source archives:


Size/MD5 checksum: 593 eb84bec50c2115725ee1c8477bd06d1a

Size/MD5 checksum: 6598 e3f0f614059206a4145033da3a767990

Size/MD5 checksum: 107487 101ee56e00f4b0b9dc10caa3e38fc826

Alpha architecture:


Size/MD5 checksum: 112644 8adee7a174ca894b8d4f4abaa908e4e6

ARM architecture:


Size/MD5 checksum: 105516 aadcb40dad8d8b07058fb0b275bbda12

Intel IA-32 architecture:


Size/MD5 checksum: 101918 8127aeaefddc310805bb600b73aa35ff

Intel IA-64 architecture:


Size/MD5 checksum: 123860 95516e820f6143db875fc6cb060af3b3

HP Precision architecture:


Size/MD5 checksum: 110168 be2129764d4238f27796752ba6c186ce

Motorola 680x0 architecture:


Size/MD5 checksum: 100736 394f476c9028fd7851bdae74cd36e21f

Big endian MIPS architecture:


Size/MD5 checksum: 108042 7bd17d6e4da207b0e2cca6268f0f9107

Little endian MIPS architecture:


Size/MD5 checksum: 107244 499d335449b1761995be6cefead1bdca

PowerPC architecture:


Size/MD5 checksum: 107800 14352aca4111cec66cffd68a88834b75

IBM S/390 architecture:


Size/MD5 checksum: 105076 02b177a29fd4723d3147981c044aa287

Sun Sparc architecture:


Size/MD5 checksum: 109056 c781e63ec9128bf5e559457d3d43c27c

These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on
its next revision.

Severity
Package : xtokkaetama
Vulnerability : buffer overflow
Problem-Type : local
Debian-specific: no
CVE Ids : CAN-2003-0652

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