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[DSA1262] DSA-1262-1 gnomemeeting

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
DSA-1262-1 gnomemeeting

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Mu Security discovered that a format string vulnerability in
the VoIP solution GnomeMeeting permits the execution of arbitrary code.
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in
version 1.2.1-1sarge1.
For the upcoming stable distribution (etch) this problem has been
fixed in version 2.0.3-2.1 of the ekiga package.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 2.0.3-2.1 of the ekiga package.
We recommend that you upgrade your gnomemeeting package.

Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1262
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2007 Michel Arboi

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