Re: CVS commit: pkgsrc/net/nmap

[David Holland <dholland-pkgchanges%netbsd.org@localhost>]

On Mon, Jun 06, 2011 at 07:11:15AM +0200, Alistair Crooks wrote:
 > > Log Message:
 > > Fixes PR pkg/44996
 > 
 > Thanks for fixing this, Fredrik - it would be helpful if you could
 > outline what the problem was, and what you changed that fixed PR
 > 44996. 

 : 1) net/nmap depends on OpenSSL 0.9.8, older versions don't contain
 : EVP_sha256:
 : 
 : http://seclists.org/nmap-dev/2011/q1/45
 : 
 : 2) nmap segfaults when given wrong host specifications, e.g. a
 : non-resolvable hostname. A patch has been posted to the nmap
 : developers list:
 : 
 : http://seclists.org/nmap-dev/2011/q2/221
 : 
 : It will be included in the next release, but for the time being a
 : local fix is necessary.

Would be good to get this into the CVS history.

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David A. Holland
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