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FreeBSD update for texindex
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA18401
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Release Date:
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2006-01-11
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Privilege escalation
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | FreeBSD 4.x
FreeBSD 5.x
FreeBSD 6.x
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| | CVE reference: | CVE-2005-3011 (Secunia mirror)
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Description:
FreeBSD has issued an update for texindex. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to perform certain actions on a vulnerable system with escalated privileges.
For more information:
SA16816
Solution:
Update FreeBSD or apply patch.
Fixed versions:
2006-01-11 08:02:16 UTC (RELENG_6, 6.0-STABLE)
2006-01-11 08:03:18 UTC (RELENG_6_0, 6.0-RELEASE-p2)
2006-01-11 08:03:55 UTC (RELENG_5, 5.4-STABLE)
2006-01-11 08:04:33 UTC (RELENG_5_4, 5.4-RELEASE-p9)
2006-01-11 08:05:54 UTC (RELENG_5_3, 5.3-RELEASE-p24)
2006-01-11 08:06:47 UTC (RELENG_4, 4.11-STABLE)
2006-01-11 08:07:18 UTC (RELENG_4_11, 4.11-RELEASE-p14)
2006-01-11 08:08:08 UTC (RELENG_4_10, 4.10-RELEASE-p20)
Patch for FreeBSD 4.x and 5.x:
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/patches/SA-06:01/texindex5x.patch
Patch for FreeBSD 6.x:
fetch ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/patches/SA-06:01/texindex.patch
Original Advisory:
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-06:01.texindex.asc
Other References:
SA16816:
http://secunia.com/advisories/16816/
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