Package : webcit
Vulnerability : format string vulnerability
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE Id(s) : CVE-2009-0364
Wilfried Goesgens discovered that WebCit, the web-based user interface
for the Citadel groupware system, contains a format string
vulnerability in the mini_calendar component, possibly allowing
arbitrary code execution (CVE-2009-0364).
For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in
version 7.37-dfsg-7.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 7.38b-dfsg-2.
We recommend that you upgrade your webcit packages.
Upgrade instructions
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wget url
will fetch the file for you
dpkg -i file.deb
will install the referenced file.
If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for
sources.list as given below:
apt-get update
will update the internal database
apt-get upgrade
will install corrected packages
You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the
footer to the proper configuration.
Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 alias lenny
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