Linux Today SECURITY LETTER FOR JULY 9, 2000 Latest Security News for the Linux and Open Source Community. ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ TODAY'S LINUX SECURITY NEWS: ------------------------------------------------------------------ CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT: PACKAGE: BITCHX "The irc client BitchX can be taken down remotely by inviting the user to a channel with format strings in its name. By receiving the invitation, BitchX will crash immediately." COMPLETE STORY: http://linuxtoday.com/story.php3?sn=24533 /-------------------------------------------------------------------\ RECEIVE VALUABLE LINUX / OPEN SOURCE INFORMATION BY E-MAIL Subscribe to our Linux / Open Source e-mail lists today and you'll receive targeted mailings that will notify you of products and services that meet your interests. Subscribers to these free lists will receive occasional e-mailed announcements of special offers relating to Linux / Open Source. Sign up today at http://e-newsletters.internet.com/mailinglists.html \--------------------------------------------------------------adv.-/ CERT ADVISORY CA-2000-13 TWO INPUT VALIDATION PROBLEMS IN FTPD "A vulnerability involving an input validation error in the "site exec" command has recently been identified in the Washington University ftpd (wu-ftpd) software package. Sites running affected systems are advised to update their wu-ftpd software as soon as possible." COMPLETE STORY: http://linuxtoday.com/story.php3?sn=24532 ------------------------------------------------------------------ PSCU.COM: MAKING AN UNBREAKABLE CODE: NO FORM OF COMMUNICATION IS COMPLETELY SAFE FROM EAVESDROPPING "Why encrypt? Before we delve into the how, we should look at why you might want to encrypt your most sensitive information before sending it to the Internet." COMPLETE STORY: http://www.pscu.com/articles/2000/June/article750.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------ Visit the other sites in the Linux Channel: Linux Planet <http://www.linuxplanet.com>, LinuxStart <http://www.linuxstart.com>, Linux Central <http://www.linuxcentral.com>, and JustLinux <http://www.justlinux.com>. Also, check out the ISP-Linux Moderated Digest <http://isp-lists.isp-planet.com/moderated/isp-linux/>. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For information about advertising in this newsletter, contact Frank Fazio, Director of Inside Sales, internet.com Corporation Call (203)662-2997 or write mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This newsletter is published by internet.com Corporation http://internet.com - The Internet Industry Portal ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To learn about other free newsletters offered by internet.com or to change your subscription - http://e-newsletters.internet.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ internet.com's network of more than 100 Websites are organized into 14 channels... Internet Technology http://internet.com/sections/it.html E-Commerce/Marketing http://internet.com/sections/marketing.html Web Developer http://internet.com/sections/webdev.html Windows Internet Technology http://internet.com/sections/win.html Linux/Open Source http://internet.com/sections/linux.html Internet Resources http://internet.com/sections/resources.html Internet Lists http://internet.com/sections/lists.html ISP Resources http://internet.com/sections/isp.html Downloads http://internet.com/sections/downloads.html International http://internet.com/sections/international.html Internet News http://internet.com/sections/news.html Internet Stocks/VC http://internet.com/sections/stocks.html ASP Resources http://internet.com/sections/asp.html Wireless Internet http://internet.com/sections/wireless.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To find an answer - http://search.internet.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For information on reprinting or linking to internet.com content: http://internet.com/corporate/permissions.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Copyright (c) 2000 internet.com Corporation ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Utk berhenti langganan, kirim email ke [EMAIL PROTECTED] Informasi arsip di http://www.linux.or.id/milis.php3 Pengelola dapat dihubungi lewat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
