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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Ubuntu Local Security Checks >> USN266-1 : dia vulnerabilities Vulnerability Assessment Details
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USN266-1 : dia vulnerabilities |
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dia vulnerabilities Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Summary : These remote packages are missing security patches : - dia - dia-common - dia-gnome - dia-libs Description : Three buffer overflows were discovered in the Xfig file format importer. By tricking a user into opening a specially crafted .fig file with dia, a possible hacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code with the user's rights. Solution : Upgrade to : - dia-0.94.0-11ubuntu1.1 (Ubuntu 5.10) - dia-common-0.94.0-11ubuntu1.1 (Ubuntu 5.10) - dia-gnome-0.94.0-11ubuntu1.1 (Ubuntu 5.10) - dia-libs-0.94.0-11ubuntu1.1 (Ubuntu 5.10) Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2005 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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