Slackware: 2007-230-01: tcpdump Security Update
Summary
Here are the details from the Slackware 12.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/tcpdump-3.9.7-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz: Upgraded to libpcap-0.9.7, tcpdump-3.9.7. This new version fixes an integer overflow in the BGP dissector which could possibly allow remote attackers to crash tcpdump or to execute arbitrary code. For more information, see: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3798 (* Security fix *)
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Updated package for Slackware 9.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.0/patches/packages/tcpdump-3.9.7-i386-1_slack9.0.tgz
Updated package for Slackware 9.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.1/patches/packages/tcpdump-3.9.7-i486-1_slack9.1.tgz
Updated package for Slackware 10.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/patches/packages/tcpdump-3.9.7-i486-1_slack10.0.tgz
Updated package for Slackware 10.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.1/patches/packages/tcpdu...
MD5 Signatures
Slackware 9.0 package:
3ac8262bcab4556d29db76c6bab77b4c tcpdump-3.9.7-i386-1_slack9.0.tgz
Slackware 9.1 package:
41cb8e80ae262be700aee5343d8e91a8 tcpdump-3.9.7-i486-1_slack9.1.tgz
Slackware 10.0 package:
c530e5cdde5dcaa16d4f1c5a85d96f32 tcpdump-3.9.7-i486-1_slack10.0.tgz
Slackware 10.1 package:
3b75b71c289c3d90ac0a3eab4c864879 tcpdump-3.9.7-i486-1_slack10.1.tgz
Slackware 10.2 package:
60d19664ef5c43f463e6d8dcb7f808bb tcpdump-3.9.7-i486-1_slack10.2.tgz
Slackware 11.0 package:
9dbfc4c5aac75837cfb661c06cad668b tcpdump-3.9.7-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz
Slackware 12.0 package:
f2b34a0c29485d8f942602b69fae0c70 tcpdump-3.9.7-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz
Installation Instructions
Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg tcpdump-3.9.7-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz