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Fedora Core 3 2005-815: lesstif

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the lesstif package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory FEDORA-2005-815 (lesstif).

LessTif is a free replacement for OSF/Motif(R), which provides a full
set of widgets for application development (menus, text entry areas,
scrolling windows, etc.). LessTif is source compatible with
OSF/Motif(R) 1.2. The widget set code is the primary focus of
development. If you are installing lesstif, you also need to install
lesstif-clients.

* Fri May 6 2005 Thomas Woerner 0.93-36-6.FC3.2
- fixed possible libXpm overflows (#151640)
- permit to write XPM files with absolute path names again (#140815)

* Fri Nov 26 2004 Thomas Woerner 0.93.36-6.FC3.1
- fixed CVE-2004-0687 (integer overflows) and CVE-2004-0688 (stack overflows)
in embedded Xpm library (#135080)
- latest Xpm patches: CVE-2004-0914 (#135081)

Solution : Get the newest Fedora Updates
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

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