Linux Today SECURITY LETTER FOR JULY 18, 2000

Latest Security News for the Linux and Open Source Community.

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TODAY'S LINUX SECURITY NEWS:

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RED HAT SECURITY ADVISORY: UPDATED PACKAGE FOR NFS-UTILS
AVAILABLE

"The rpc.statd daemon in the nfs-utils package shipped in Red
Hat Linux 6.0, 6.1, and 6.2 contains a flaw that could lead to
a remote root break-in."

COMPLETE STORY:
http://linuxtoday.com/story.php3?sn=24927

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SECURITY PORTAL: SECURING YOUR HOME NETWORK

"If you don't take an active part in securing your home network,
then you're at risk. Don't dismiss the likelihood of a stranger
accessing your computers. If you have a high-speed connection
to the Internet, then you're probably scanned for common
vulnerabilities much more frequently than you would expect."

COMPLETE STORY:
http://securityportal.com/topnews/secure20000718.html

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EWEEK: OPENHACK DATABASE GETS CRACKED

"When we installed Oracle 8i 2.0 on a Sun Enterprise E4500
server running Solaris 8, we accidentally missed changing the
default password for this account."

COMPLETE STORY:
http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2604981,00.html

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