zlib vulnerability

[Igor Gueths]

Hi Janina. Doesn't the xlib library only pertain to X? Because if this is the case, it doesn't pertain to us console users? Or do we still use that library? I don't think that this is the case, but correct me if I am wrong on this. 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Janina Sajka <janina at afb.net>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 1:50 PM
Subject: zlib vulnerability


> This is an fyi to my colleagues here:
> 
> The cert page at http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/368819
> 
> 
> describes a vulnerability with the compression/decompression zlib. 
> Probably only affects thos of us running web services, but still ...
> 
> 
> 
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> Janina Sajka, Director
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> 
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> 
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