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Fedora Core 5 2006-1467: gdm

Vulnerability Assessment Summary Check for the version of the gdm package Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory FEDORA-2006-1467 (gdm). Gdm (the GNOME Display Manager) is a highly configurable reimplementation of xdm, the X Display Manager. Gdm permits you to log into your system with the X Window System running and supports running several different X sessions on your local machine at the same time. Update Information: Fix for a recently reported security issue that has ID CVE-2006-6105. This fixes a problem where a user can enter strings like '%08x' into the gdmchooser 'Add'j host button and print out memory. Solution : Get the newest Fedora Updates Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2007 Tenable Network Security

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