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Security Advisory                                                       CERT-NL
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Author/Source : Gert Meijerink                              Index  :    S-98-02
Distribution  : World                                       Page   :          1
Classification: External                                    Version:          1
Subject       : Vulnerability EWS1.1 in Unix and Windows NT Date   :  19-jan-98
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By courtesy of Excite, Inc. and CERT Coordination Center we received the
following information.

In CERT Coordination Center Vendor-Initiated Bulletin VB-98.01 ,
Excite Inc. reports a vulnerability in EWS1.1, Unix and windows NT platforms.

This vulnerability potentially allows compromise of system privileges.

This advisory provides information about obtaining patches.

CERT-NL recommends to act on this information as soon as possible.

All CERT Coordination Center advisories and bulletins are mirrored
by CERT-NL. The specific URL for this case is:

<ftp://ftp.surfnet.nl/surfnet/net-security/
cert-cc-mirror/cert_bulletins/VB-98.01.excite>

More information about the CERT-NL mirror and notifier services is
contained in News items N-95-01 (notifier) and N-95-02 (CERT mirror),
both present on
<ftp://ftp.surfnet.nl/surfnet/net-security/cert-nl/docs/news/>

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(FIRST).

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In case of computer or network security problems please contact your
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i.e. UTC+0100 in winter and UTC+0200 in summer (DST).

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              Attn. CERT-NL
              P.O. Box 19035
              NL - 3501 DA  UTRECHT
              The Netherlands

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TO CERT-NL IN AN APPROPRIATE MANNER. CERT-NL WILL THEN CONTACT YOU.

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