Slackware Essential And Critical Security Patch Updates - Page 77
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A string format / buffer overflow bug has been discovered in klogd, the kernel logging daemon.
An input validation bug was found to affect Slackware Linux 7.0, 7.1, and -current.
Three locale-related vulnerabilities with glibc 2.1.3 were recentlyreported on BugTraq. These vulnerabilities could allow local users togain root access.
A root exploit was found in the /usr/bin/suidperl5.6.0 program that shipped with the Slackware 7.1 perl.tgz package.
A remote exploit has been found in the FTP daemon, wu-ftpd. This can allow an attacker full access to your machine.
The sgid bit has been removed from this binary to prevent a potential security vulnerability.
Versions of Lynx prior to 2.8.3pre.5 contained numerous security holes which could permit a malicious server to execute arbitrary code on the user's system.
Unauthorized access and other security vulnerabilities are present in emacs and gpm for Slackware 7.0 and slackware-current.