On Mon, Jan 05, 2004 at 06:17:07PM -0800, Matt Zimmerman wrote: > Package: libnids > Severity: grave > > "The TCP reassembly functionality in libnids before 1.18 allows remote > attackers to cause "memory corruption" and possibly execute arbitrary code > via "overlarge TCP packets." > > http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0850 > > An update to version 1.18 should be sufficient to correct the problem. > > I am copying [EMAIL PROTECTED], since that is the only reverse > dependency. This package is orphaned and could be removed if this bug is > not fixed.
I maintain dsniff - and will adopt libnids and upload a more recent version shortly. I've retitled #188171 to reflect this, although the cotrol address seems to be a little bit slow today. Steve --
