inetutils 2:1.8-6 source package in Ubuntu

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inetutils (2:1.8-6) unstable; urgency=high

  * Fix buffer overflow in telnetd allowing remote attackers to execute
    arbitrary code via a long encryption key. Patch taken from FreeBSD.
    CVE-2011-4862
  * Abort on error from ping's sendto(2) call, instead of trying to continue
    sending echo packets in vain. (Closes: #323165)
 -- Ubuntu Archive Auto-Sync <email address hidden>   Tue,  03 Jan 2012 02:33:08 +0000

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Binary packages built by this source

inetutils-ftp: File Transfer Protocol client

 The ftp command is used to transfer files between hosts using the
 FTP protocol.

inetutils-ftpd: File Transfer Protocol server

 Ftpd is the server that allows another host to connect with the ftp
 command to transfer files using the FTP protocol.

inetutils-inetd: internet super server

 Inetd is the daemon that listens on various TCP and UDP ports and spawns
 programs that can't or won't do it for themselves.

inetutils-ping: No summary available for inetutils-ping in ubuntu quantal.

No description available for inetutils-ping in ubuntu quantal.

inetutils-syslogd: system logging daemon

 The syslog daemon is responsible for providing logging of messages
 received from programs and facilities on the local host as well as
 from remote hosts.

inetutils-talk: No summary available for inetutils-talk in ubuntu quantal.

No description available for inetutils-talk in ubuntu quantal.

inetutils-talkd: remote user communication server

 Talkd is the server that notifies a user that someone else wants to initiate
 a conversation. It acts a repository of invitations, responding to requests
 by clients wishing to rendezvous to hold a conversation.

inetutils-telnet: No summary available for inetutils-telnet in ubuntu quantal.

No description available for inetutils-telnet in ubuntu quantal.

inetutils-telnetd: telnet server

 The in.telnetd program is a server which supports the DARPA telnet
 interactive communication protocol.

inetutils-tools: base networking utilities (experimental package)

 Base utilities for network administration (ifconfig, etc).
 .
 WARNING: The current ifconfig implementation provided is not fully
 compatible with the net-tool's ifconfig version.

inetutils-traceroute: trace the IPv4 route to another host

 The traceroute utility displays the route taken by IP packets on their
 way to another host or another network.
 .
 Install this package if you need a tool to examine network connectivity
 or to diagnose network problems.