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List:       debian-security
Subject:    Re: [gna-private] [SECURITY] [DSA 987-1] New tar packages fix arbitrary code execution
From:       Steve Kemp <skx () debian ! org>
Date:       2006-03-08 9:17:42
Message-ID: 20060308091742.GA16233 () steve ! org ! uk
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On Wed, Mar 08, 2006 at 09:41:39AM +0100, Mathieu Roy wrote:

> > Package        : tar
> > Vulnerability  : buffer overflow
> > Problem-Type   : local(remote)
> 
> What does mean 
> 	local(remote)
> 
> Does it means local... or remote?

  Local.  But remote in the sense that you may receive a .tar file
 from a remote source.

Steve
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