[95279] in RedHat Linux List
Re: xterm exploit buffer overflow
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jan Carlson)
Fri Oct 16 13:32:48 1998
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 17:31:33 +0000
From: Jan Carlson <janc@iname.com>
To: Stephen Adler <adler@ssadler.phy.bnl.gov>
CC: redhat-list@redhat.com
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Yes, it's addressed in
http://www.redhat.com/errata under 5.1, General.
Just download the newer XFree86 rpms from ftp.redhat.com or a fast
mirror like ftp.lame.com.
Upgrade using rpm -Uvh a.rpm b.rpm,...
Stephen Adler wrote:
> I got the following warning about xterm from SGI. I assume XFree86 has
> the same problem? Is the patch in the works or should I unsticky bit
> xterm? Cheers. Steve. (If you reply to this e-mail, please send a copy
> to me, adler@bnl.gov, thanks.)
>
> Silicon Graphics Inc. Security Advisory
>
> Title: xterm(1) exploitable buffer overflow
> Title: CERT VB-98.04
> Number: 19981002-01-PX
> Date: October 15, 1998
> ______________________________________________________________________________
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Jan Carlson
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