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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2015.0650 checkpw security update 17 March 2015 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: checkpw Publisher: Debian Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 7 UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX) Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2015-0885 Original Bulletin: http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3192 Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on platforms other than Debian. It is recommended that administrators running checkpw check for an updated version of the software for their operating system. - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3192-1 security@debian.org http://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso March 17, 2015 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : checkpw CVE ID : CVE-2015-0885 Debian Bug : 780139 Hiroya Ito of GMO Pepabo, Inc. reported that checkpw, a password authentication program, has a flaw in processing account names which contain double dashes. A remote attacker can use this flaw to cause a denial of service (infinite loop). For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1.02-1+deb7u1. For the upcoming stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1.02-1.1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.02-1.1. We recommend that you upgrade your checkpw packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iQIcBAEBCgAGBQJVB8Y9AAoJEAVMuPMTQ89E+NgQAIRPOn6IUzOswKz2y56G8AB3 d54n11vzW7jEf3IXJXHC1Bk9rzCHYo+Gtofqt4ULpN+CO8GhpH/U1WYAtrZp15zk jZifegiWHn2dWJ0Fm6Qw0vWc2haWT7ap5AaROH6H0SBdVMw6cVWlC8cf5V68OyfY cNH8GyozThAEab1chd02sncn9V2JVAmhJO6q5h0bLokZG+TEDe6+HXEHQncoyB/l RV8T+2JTuKuk8awcBzHfDMj5pRww3MieMwJ7eMiK/C7op7w2tEcSdwFEOT+1bICt VYDMfIDt9NvLw0TWRu9ZxCCbG0jggEQ8OHEPW2rMaHsOQwBBV7DtEOvbfSZVyQQM 99EPKpXQSWJS8tDa84GZUNs8lum0wNbDuTua0GfNLhls7SSjL77VCoJkBmrN4M5V Bv/wEOeRlEx/lPdOOAjmMoMUBPmu9LG0/gOntcDMS7GWQueLUv42tCJyZfMzCvOE OXR1qED2zG7ji4my3bMJMeIbzRY7THEhtK1yLo/cXRcLBJkWAkgXHICMUzpJnyMV 9B983Ki9JwMjZ3xYKdpQvjnwTr7wxcRKTSmp9aXkqqED/iNithDKhWKofTHuec6Y 8MB5H0buN+O7oDIzo4OR+xJR+fd8zOWVCVNhM1WOYAsyON4kwXSIZnLNb1Hv0ekg bv0n2YsZ3eM9xMDYK1F7 =TKWJ - -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. 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