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 | | security: Samba 3.0 DoS Vulnerabilities.
Thursday, September 16, 2004 @ 20:03:09 AST by meshal (816 reads) | 
The following Denial of Service Flaw was reported in Samba 3.0 versions prior to and including v3.0.6:
(i) A DoS bug in smbd may allow an unauthenticated user to cause smbd to spawn new processes each one entering an infinite
loop. After sending a sufficient amount of packets it is possible to exhaust the memory resources on the server.
(ii) A DoS bug in nmbd may allow an attacker to remotely crash the nmbd daemon.
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security: Linux Advisory Watch - May 7th 2004
Sunday, May 09, 2004 @ 22:06:24 AST by meshal (739 reads) | May 7 -- This week, advisories were released for mc, libpng, LHA, httpd, and rsync. The distributors include Debian, Mandrake, Red Hat, and Trustix. . . .
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security: Linux.com: Securing a Fresh Linux Install [Parts 1 & 2 & 3]
Thursday, April 22, 2004 @ 20:57:27 AST by meshal (627 reads) |  Most Linux distros provide a wide variety of server applications, and many network-aware apps are enabled by default when you install the operating system. Before you put your new Linux machine online, there are a number of steps you should take to make your network secure. Use these tips every time you perform a fresh install; none of these steps will help to secure a machine that has already been compromised.
"Before you install anything on your machine, check the Web site of the distro you plan to use and download any security patches or updates that have been released since the version you are going to install. As soon as the install process is finished apply the patches and updates you found...
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security: linuxsecurity.com: Linux Advisory Watch - April 16th 2004
Sunday, April 18, 2004 @ 19:33:54 AST by meshal (761 reads) | April 16 -- This week, advisories were released for apache, the Linux kernel, mysql, xonix, ssmtp, openoffice, squid, cvs, Heimdal, iproute, pwlib, scorched, tcpdump, cadaver, and mailman. The distributors include Conectiva, Debian, Fedora, FreeBSD, Gentoo, Mandrake, Red Hat, and SuSE. . .
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security: linuxsecurity.com: Linux Advisory Watch - April 2nd 2004
Friday, April 02, 2004 @ 23:27:37 AST by meshal (726 reads) | April 2 -- This week, advisories were released for mc, openssl, ethereal, libxml2, emil, Linux kernel, apache, UUDeview, courier, oftpd, fetchmail, squid, OpenLDAP, mplayer, Mozilla, and apache. The distributors include Conectiva, Debian, FreeBSD, Gentoo, Mandrake, Red Hat, Trustix, and Turbolinux. . .
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