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MDKSA-2005:010: playmidi

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the playmidi package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory MDKSA-2005:010 (playmidi).

Erik Sjolund discovered a buffer overflow in playmidi that could be exploited
by a local attacker if installed setuid root. Note that by default
Mandrakelinux does not ship playmidi installed setuid root.

Solution : http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:010
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Tenable Network Security

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