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Ubuntu 6.06/6.10/7.04/7.10 USN-561-1 Critical: pwlib DoS

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Calendar Grey January 9, 2008
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
The Ubuntu security notice highlights a pwlib flaw that allows for a remote denial of service through specially crafted packets. A patch is now available.
Jose Miguel Esparza discovered that pwlib did not correctly handle large string lengths

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security advisory denial of service critical remote attack ubuntu pwlib

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-561-1 January 08, 2008

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security advisory denial of service critical remote attack ubuntu pwlib

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