Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 16:07 -0500
From: bugzilla@redhat.com
To: redhat-watch-list@redhat.com
Subject: [RHBA-2000:101-03] nmapfe dumps core when scanning some
operating systems
Red Hat, Inc. Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis: nmapfe dumps core when scanning some operating systems
Advisory ID: RHBA-2000:101-03
Issue date: 2000-11-03
Updated on: 2000-11-06
Product: Red Hat Powertools
Keywords: nmap nmapfe dump core
Cross references: N/A
1. Topic:
The frontend to nmap (nmapfe) dumps core when scanning some
operating systems.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Powertools 7.0 – i386
3. Problem description:
When using nmapfe to SYN scan some operating systems, nmapfe
will dump core. The console based nmap application is not affected
by this behavior.
4. Solution:
For each RPM for your particular architecture, run: rpm -Fvh
[filename]
where filename is the name of the RPM.
5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla
for more info):
20199 – nmapfe dumps core when scanning a Solaris 7 box
6. RPMs required:
Red Hat Powertools 7.0:
i386:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/powertools/7.0/i386/nmap-2.54BETA7-2.i386.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/powertools/7.0/i386/nmap-frontend-2.54BETA7-2.i386.rpm
sources:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/powertools/7.0/SRPMS/nmap-2.54BETA7-2.src.rpm
7. Verification:
MD5 sum Package Name
fdf62b811869cf039bce82b5b7ae0ac6 7.0/SRPMS/nmap-2.54BETA7-2.src.rpm
88551e87200bec16b40802fb2975ad6f 7.0/i386/nmap-2.54BETA7-2.i386.rpm
aea850f2428bea54139471d6302fc3c9 7.0/i386/nmap-frontend-2.54BETA7-2.i386.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat, Inc. for security. Our
key is available at:
http://www.redhat.com/corp/contact.html
You can verify each package with the following command:
rpm –checksig <filename>
If you only wish to verify that each package has not been
corrupted or tampered with, examine only the md5sum with the
following command:
rpm –checksig –nogpg <filename>
8. References:
Thanks to Sarantis paskalis@di.uoa.gr for reporting
this through Bugzilla.
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