Fwd: Security Roundup for February 9, 1999

[mathias gygax <buzz at eniac.ch.eu.org>]

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Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 03:10:01 -0600
To: linux-news-security at linuxtoday.com
From: dave at linuxtoday.com (Dave Whitinger)
Subject: Security Roundup for February  9, 1999
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New wu-ftpd packages available in RPM format

After the <A HREF="/stories/2954.html">recent vulnerability discovery</A> in several FTP daemons, Red Hat has packaged a patched version of the default ftp server for Red Hat Linux.

http://linuxtoday.com/stories/2970.html

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Netect Discovers Threatening FTP Server Vulnerability 'Palmetto Bug' Exploit Leaves Popular Internet Servers Open for Attack

"Netect Inc., provider of anti- hacker solutions, today informed the public
of a potentially devastating security vulnerability that affects some of
the Internet's most widely used software."

http://www.newsalert.com/bin/story?StoryId=CnR_a0bWbtKvuvtaYnG&FQ=Linux&SymHdl=1&Nav=na-search-&StoryTitle=Linux#Hilite

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