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Rxvt Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Vendor updates that rectify this issue are available:


rxvt rxvt 2.6.1

• Immunix 6.2 i386 rxvt-2.6.1-8_StackGuard_1.i386.rpm
  http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/6.2/updates/RPMS/rxvt-2.6.1-8_St ackGuard_1.i386.rpm


• Immunix 7.0 i386 rxvt-2.6.3-2_imnx_2.i386.rpm
  http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/RPMS/rxvt-2.6.3-2_im nx_2.i386.rpm

rxvt rxvt 2.6.2

• Debian 2.2 alpha rxvt-ml_2.6.2-2.1_alpha.deb
  http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-alpha/rxvt -ml_2.6.2-2.1_alpha.deb


• Debian 2.2 alpha rxvt_2.6.2-2.1_alpha.deb
  http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-alpha/rxvt _2.6.2-2.1_alpha.deb


• Debian 2.2 arm rxvt-ml_2.6.2-2.1_arm.deb
  http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-arm/rxvt-m l_2.6.2-2.1_arm.deb


• Debian 2.2 arm rxvt_2.6.2-2.1_arm.deb
  http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-arm/rxvt_2 .6.2-2.1_arm.deb


• Debian 2.2 i386 rxvt-ml_2.6.2-2.1_i386.deb
  http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-i386/rxvt- ml_2.6.2-2.1_i386.deb


• Debian 2.2 i386 rxvt_2.6.2-2.1_i386.deb
  http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-i386/rxvt_ 2.6.2-2.1_i386.deb


• Debian 2.2 m68k rxvt-ml_2.6.2-2.1_m68k.deb
  http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-m68k/rxvt- ml_2.6.2-2.1_m68k.deb


• Debian 2.2 m68k rxvt_2.6.2-2.1_m68k.deb
  http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-m68k/rxvt_ 2.6.2-2.1_m68k.deb


• Debian 2.2 ppc rxvt-ml_2.6.2-2.1_powerpc.deb
  http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-powerpc/rx vt-ml_2.6.2-2.1_powerpc.deb


• Debian 2.2 ppc rxvt_2.6.2-2.1_powerpc.deb
  http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-powerpc/rx vt_2.6.2-2.1_powerpc.deb


• Debian 2.2 sparc rxvt-ml_2.6.2-2.1_sparc.deb
  http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-sparc/rxvt -ml_2.6.2-2.1_sparc.deb


• Debian 2.2 sparc rxvt_2.6.2-2.1_sparc.deb
  http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-sparc/rxvt _2.6.2-2.1_sparc.deb