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Posted on 04 March 2012
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2425-1 security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Florian Weimer
March 04, 2012 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : plib
Vulnerability : buffer overflow
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2011-4620
Debian Bug : 654785
It was discovered that PLIB, a library used by TORCS, contains a
buffer overflow in error message processing, which could allow remote
attackers to execute arbitrary code.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.8.5-5+squeeze1.
For the testing distribution (wheezy) and the unstable distribution
(sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.8.5-5.1.
We recommend that you upgrade your plib packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
