No, not just X. It has to do with compressing and uncompressing files. But, you can probably be trusted not to harm your own machine intentionally! <grin> So, it seems the vulnerability applies to web pages--and then only under certain circumstances. I provided the url in my last message. If you have Pine or Mutt going, you should be able to just press enter while on that line to go read about this at CERT. On Thu, 14 Mar 2002, Igor Gueths wrote: > 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 ... > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Janina Sajka, Director > > Technology Research and Development > > Governmental Relations Group > > American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) > > > > Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 > > > > Chair, Accessibility SIG > > Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) > > http://www.openebook.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Chair, Accessibility SIG Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) http://www.openebook.org
