Upgrade ethereal please. . .

[John Richard Moser]

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Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 14, 2005 at 10:19:53PM -0500, John Richard Moser wrote:
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>>Ethereal <0.10.10 has a serious security bug.  This bug is detailed.
>>
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>>http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/393190?ref=rss
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>>As you can see, this is a remote root.  While this is a Universe
>>package, it is a common *security tool* and thus it would be in all of
> 
> 
> It's a surprisingly common security tool with a particularly horrific
> security history.  Don't worry; even if we upgrade to the new version, it
> still has remote root vulnerabilities in it.

lol :)

Well whatever.  Like I said, politics will control this one. . .

> 

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