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Subject: Re: innd 2.2.2 remote buffer overflow
From: Forrest J. Cavalier III (mibsoftEPIX.NET)
Date: Tue Jun 06 2000 - 16:54:52 CDT


Michal Zalewski <lcamtufTPI.PL> wrote:

> Newest innd 2.2.2, probably the most popular usenet news server (as well
> as previous versions) contain remotely exploitable, trivial on-stack
> buffer overflow in control articles handler.

INN 1.7.x and earlier is not affected by this. The vulnerable code appeared
in the 2.x branch.

Forrest J. Cavalier III, INN customization and consulting
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