Subject: Re: amd buffer overflow attack
To: None <netbsd-help@netbsd.org>
From: Mike Cheponis <mac@Wireless.Com>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 11/18/1999 10:38:44
I thought that all the security updates from OpenBSD were backported to
NetBSD? (In fact, that NetBSD was considered "more secure"?)

-Mike


> > Checking out the following URL:
> > 	http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-99-12-amd.html

> > I wonder if NetBSD is vulnerable to this attack.  OpenBSD is not,
> > but FreeBSD needs a patch for this.

> NetBSD was. 1.4.1 is vulnerable, you need to upgrade to the -release branch
> or a recent -current.