Mandrake Linux Advisory: Eterm

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                Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory
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Package name:           Eterm
Advisory ID:            MDKSA-2003:040
Date:                   April 1st, 2003

Affected versions:      9.0
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Problem Description:

 Digital Defense Inc. released a paper detailing insecurities in various 
 terminal emulators, including Eterm.  Many of the features supported by 
 these programs can be abused when untrusted data is displayed on the 
 screen.  This abuse can be anything from garbage data being displayed 
 to the screen or a system compromise.
 
 These issues are corrected in Eterm 0.9.2, which is already included in
 Mandrake Linux 9.1.
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References:
  
  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0021
  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0068
  http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=104612710031920&w=2
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Updated Packages:
  
 Mandrake Linux 9.0:
 c0581145c8105bcbc734f547f4a86275  9.0/RPMS/libast1-0.5-1.1mdk.i586.rpm
 d855d276f9d70c038a5994a78876fee5  9.0/RPMS/libast1-devel-0.5-1.1mdk.i586.rpm
 a751b7970af94a7cba3fd5ed5eb71e72  9.0/RPMS/Eterm-0.9.2-2.1mdk.i586.rpm
 c652ca438722b31c53a590a502c3f03c  9.0/RPMS/Eterm-devel-0.9.2-2.1mdk.i586.rpm
 a0a0f9b21f7bd64e26a51dfc7a267c3f  9.0/SRPMS/libast-0.5-1.1mdk.src.rpm
 90ae935151ce81306fb671e1aafa0a58  9.0/SRPMS/Eterm-0.9.2-2.1mdk.src.rpm
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Bug IDs fixed (see https://qa.mandrakesoft.com for more information):
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