netcat
Netcat is a simple Unix utility which reads and writes data across network connections, using TCP or UDP protocol. It is designed to be a reliable "back-end" tool that can be used directly or easily driven by other programs and scripts. At the same time, it is a feature-rich network debugging and exploration tool, since it can create almost any kind of connection you would need and has several interesting built-in capabilities. Netcat, or "nc" as the actual program is named, should have been supplied long ago as another one of those cryptic but standard Unix tools.
Ported from latest debian release (netcat-traditional 1.10-41)
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Application versions:
| Attachment | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|
 netcat-1.10.41-1.i486.rpm | 13.18 KB | 07/05/2016 - 18:11 |
| netcat-1.10.41-1.armv7hl.rpm | 12.59 KB | 07/05/2016 - 18:11 |
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objectifnul
Sun, 2016/05/08 - 22:15
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Excerpt from manual:
Inappropriate Usage : ncat should never be installed with special privileges (e.g. suid root).. That would open up a major security vulnerability as other users on the system (or attackers) could use it for privilege escalation.
Note: in this release, the -e option is not disabled. In other words, please be careful with this powerful tool.
fph
Sun, 2020/05/24 - 16:32
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What do you mean? Is this package misconfigured in an insecure way? Or is this just a general warning?