Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 09:58:17 -0700 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: Robert S <robert.spam.me.senseless@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: portaudit: recommended packages can't be installed Message-ID: <20050521165817.GA19062@xor.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <7093dffb05052106296c487773@mail.gmail.com> References: <7093dffb05052106296c487773@mail.gmail.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Sat, May 21, 2005 at 01:29:11PM +0000, Robert S wrote: > 8I've just started playing around with FreeBSD. One of my main > priorities of an OS is ease of upgrading. If I run portaudit, I get a > list of insecure packages (here is an excerpt from the output): > > Affected package: firefox-1.0.3,1 > Type of problem: mozilla -- code execution via javascript: IconURL > vulnerability. > Reference: <http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/portaudit/eca6195a-c233-11d9-804c-02061b08fc24.html>; > > Affected package: kdelibs-3.4.0_1 > Type of problem: kdelibs -- kimgio input validation errors. > Reference: <http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/portaudit/06404241-b306-11d9-a788-0001020eed82.html>; > > 4 problem(s) in your installed packages found. > > You are advised to update or deinstall the affected package(s) immediately. > freebsd # > > If I try to replace kdelibs with a binary package, or install it > through ports (after doing a cvsup), I still get verion 3.4.0_1. > > Are fixes not necessarily made available when security vulnerabilities > are found? Not instantly, of course..and in some cases they are not fixed for a long time. The third party software in the ports collection is maintained to different standards depending on the project. If you have questions, you should contact those third party developers. > Also -- is there a similar utility to portaudit and freebsd-update, > that can be used on the base operating system (not through ports)? freebsd update works on the base system. Kris [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFCj2ipWry0BWjoQKURAnmpAKD5a0g6LceUqGDsXzTaxR+rMyFJlwCcC0ze ubYBEQHJYMGgD6YfAdjbFuo= =fCnG -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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