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Debian update for webfs
Secunia Advisory: SA9885
Release Date: 2003-09-30
Popularity: 5,917 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: Exposure of system information
Exposure of sensitive information
Privilege escalation
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Debian GNU/Linux 3.0
Debian GNU/Linux unstable alias sid

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CVE reference:CVE-2003-0832
CVE-2003-0833


Description:
Debian has issued updated packages for webfs. These fix two vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose the contents of arbitrary files or by malicious, local users to escalate their privileges.

For more information:
SA9879

Solution:
Updated packages:

-- Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody --

Source archives:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/webfs/webfs_1.17.2.dsc
Size/MD5 checksum: 472 153815a86bd259abeef914eb07f69a7e
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/webfs/webfs_1.17.2.tar.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 41433 6d7d436dd741af465ea8d56198d88e1c

Alpha architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/webfs/webfs_1.17.2_alpha.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 37868 2962105934605ff0a4f844177569a42a

ARM architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/webfs/webfs_1.17.2_arm.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 34320 b2300fded545dc60c0a4f7e3d4fb0dac

Intel IA-32 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/webfs/webfs_1.17.2_i386.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 32674 af563da11508475b4bd231db2776be11

Intel IA-64 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/webfs/webfs_1.17.2_ia64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 45916 7b7c7ff929c301125d7eafde39bfcdad

HP Precision architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/webfs/webfs_1.17.2_hppa.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 35932 85d63d5c1cb13eda0ded799ab419e3ad

Motorola 680x0 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/webfs/webfs_1.17.2_m68k.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 31294 b141772b9a8c47354b00d4ac1f35a1db

Big endian MIPS architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/webfs/webfs_1.17.2_mips.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 34952 09b5b96448f4ca390c881fa9bb48aa52

Little endian MIPS architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/webfs/webfs_1.17.2_mipsel.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 34920 f4f8503528246a1f0b5d976056b622e9

PowerPC architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/webfs/webfs_1.17.2_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 33562 e112bf5dcf91ef2379f077cd6fd2ecb2

IBM S/390 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/webfs/webfs_1.17.2_s390.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 34670 24f10a95258a47475b752f12516e0515

Sun Sparc architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/w/webfs/webfs_1.17.2_sparc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 36632 868ccfc05924a7cb53b3c16b666cb9af


-- Debian GNU/Linux unstable alias sid --

Fixed in version 1.20.

Original Advisory:
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-392

Other References:
SA9879:
http://secunia.com/advisories/9879/


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