Is zlib on a cobalt system? At 09:11 AM 3/13/2002, you wrote: >Anyone seen this? >http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/368819 > >Here's the text... Any idea if Cobalts are vulnerable as Red Hat 6.2 is? >Also, don't freak out - apparently nobody has seen it actually exploited >yet. > >Summary: > >There is a bug in the zlib compression library that may manifest itself as a >vulnerability in programs that are linked with zlib. This may allow an >attacker to conduct a denial-of-service attack, gather information, or >execute arbitrary code. > >It is important to note that the CERT/CC has not received any reports of >exploitation of this bug. Based on the information available to us at this >time, it is difficult to determine whether this bug can be successfully >exploited. However, given the widespread deployment of zlib, we have >published this document as a preventative measure. > >Take care. > >Rick Ewart > >_______________________________________________ >cobalt-security mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://list.cobalt.com/mailman/listinfo/cobalt-security
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