Re: [gna-private] [SECURITY] [DSA 987-1] New tar packages fix arbitrary code execution
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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Mathieu Roy
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