Advisory for slrn

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Author: JT Smith

At LWN.net: Package: slrn; problem type: buffer overflow; Debian-specific: no.

Bill Nottingham reported a problem in the wrapping/unwrapping
functions of the slrn newsreader. A long header in a message
might overflow a buffer and which could result into executing
arbitraty code encoded in the message.

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  • Linux