[OpenPKG-SA-2006.005] OpenPKG Security Advisory (tin)

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OpenPKG Security Advisory The OpenPKG Project
http://www.openpkg.org/security.html http://www.openpkg.org
[email protected] [email protected]
OpenPKG-SA-2006.005 19-Feb-2006

Package: tin
Vulnerability: buffer overflow
OpenPKG Specific: no

Affected Releases: Affected Packages: Corrected Packages:
OpenPKG CURRENT <= tin-1.8.0-20060113 >= tin-1.8.1-20060216
OpenPKG 2.5 <= tin-1.6.2-2.5.0 >= tin-1.6.2-2.5.1
OpenPKG 2.4 <= tin-1.6.2-2.4.1 >= tin-1.6.2-2.4.2
OpenPKG 2.3 <= tin-1.6.2-2.3.1 >= tin-1.6.2-2.3.2

Description:
An allocation off-by-one bug exists in the TIN [1] news reader version
1.8.0 and earlier which can lead to a buffer overflow.

References:
[1] http://www.tin.org/

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