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Vulnerability Assessment Details

Fedora Core 6 2007-263: ekiga

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the ekiga package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory FEDORA-2007-263 (ekiga).

Ekiga is a tool to communicate with video and audio over the internet.
It uses the standard SIP and H323 protocols.

Update Information:

A format string flaw was found in the way Ekiga
processes certain messages. If a user is running Ekiga, a
remote attacker who can connect to Ekiga could trigger this
flaw and potentially execute arbitrary code with the
rights of the user.

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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