Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 2 Jul 2001 13:42:48 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 2 Jul 2001 13:42:39 -0400 Received: from kweetal.tue.nl ([131.155.2.7]:28177 "EHLO kweetal.tue.nl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 2 Jul 2001 13:42:19 -0400 Message-ID: <20010702194212.A400@win.tue.nl> Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 19:42:12 +0200 From: Guest section DW To: Alan Cox , kernel@ddx.a2000.nu Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, enforcer@ddx.a2000.nu (Enforcer) Subject: Re: Strange errors in /var/log/messages In-Reply-To:

Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.93i In-Reply-To: ; from Alan Cox on Mon, Jul 02, 2001 at 05:16:23PM +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Jul 02, 2001 at 05:16:23PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote: > > I'm running RedHat 7.0 with all official RH patches applied. The kernel I > > currently run fow a few days is 2.2.19-7.0.8 > > I run the pre-compiled kernel of RH. Suddenly I the following messages: > > > > Jul 2 15:12:16 gateway SERVER[1240]: Dispatch_input: bad request line > > 'BBXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX%.176u%3 > > 00$nsecurity.%301$n%302$n%.192u%303$n\220\220\220\220\220\220\220\220\220\220\220\220\220\220\220\220\220\220\220\22 > These are for an application. Not sure which or why See CERT Advisory CA-2000-22 http://www.infowar.com/iwftp/cert/advisories/CA-2000-22.html "A popular replacement software package to the BSD lpd printing service called LPRng contains at least one software defect, known as a "format string vulnerability," which may allow remote users to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable systems." - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/