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Fedora Core 1 2004-133: kdepim

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the kdepim package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory FEDORA-2004-133 (kdepim).

A PIM (Personal Information Manager) for KDE.

Update Information:

The KDE team found a buffer overflow in the file information reader of
VCF files. A possible hacker could construct a VCF file so that when it was
opened by a victim it would execute arbitrary commands. The Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name
CVE-2003-0988 to this issue.

Solution : http://www.fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-133.shtml
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security

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