aru Posted August 29, 2003 Report Share Posted August 29, 2003 MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2003:087 : gkrellm August 28th, 2003 Updated gkrellm packages fix remote arbitrary code executeion vulnerability A buffer overflow was discovered in gkrellmd, the server component of the gkrellm monitor package, in versions of gkrellm 2.1.x prior to 2.1.14. This buffer overflow occurs while reading data from connected gkrellm clients and can lead to possible arbitrary code execution as the user running the gkrellmd server. Updated packages are available for Mandrake Linux 9.1 which correct the problem. The released versions of Mandrake GNU/Linux affected are: Full information about this advisory, including the updated packages, is available at: www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2003:087 Posted automatically by aru (mdksec2mub v0.0.6) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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