From debian-security  Wed Mar 08 09:29:05 2006
From: Mathieu Roy <yeupou () coleumes ! org>
Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2006 09:29:05 +0000
To: debian-security
Subject: Re: [gna-private] [SECURITY] [DSA 987-1] New tar packages fix arbitrary code execution
Message-Id: <200603081029.06120 () eos ! attique ! ici>
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Le Mercredi 8 Mars 2006 10:17, Steve Kemp a écrit :
> 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.
>

Ok, thanks for the input. 

Looks like oxymoron, a bit confusing though (but I have no proposal for 
alternative wording).



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