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[DSA1016] DSA-1016-1 evolution

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DSA-1016-1 evolution

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Ulf Härnhammar discovered several format string vulnerabilities in
Evolution, a free groupware suite, that could lead to crashes of the
application or the execution of arbitrary code.
For the old stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed
in version 1.0.5-1woody3.
For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in
version 2.0.4-2sarge1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in
version 2.2.3-3.
We recommend that you upgrade your evolution package.

Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1016
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 14532

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2007 Michel Arboi

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