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MDKA-2007:016: gnome-terminal

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the gnome-terminal package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory MDKA-2007:016 (gnome-terminal).

A bug was causing incorrect window resizing when switching between
multiple tabs in GNOME-Terminal. This bug, as well as memory leaks,
has been fixed with this update.

Solution : http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKA-2007:016
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2007 Tenable Network Security

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