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[DSA673] DSA-673-1 evolution

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
DSA-673-1 evolution

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Max Vozeler discovered an integer overflow in a helper application
inside of Evolution, a free groupware suite. A local attacker could
cause the setuid root helper to execute arbitrary code with elevated
rights.
For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 1.0.5-1woody2.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 2.0.3-1.2.
We recommend that you upgrade your evolution package.

Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-673
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 12354

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2005 Michel Arboi

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