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Fedora Core 4 2005-822: dbus

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the dbus package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory FEDORA-2005-822 (dbus).

D-BUS is a system for sending messages between applications. It is
used both for the systemwide message bus service, and as a
per-user-login-session messaging facility.

* Mon Aug 29 2005 John (J5) Palmieri - 0.33-3.fc4.1
- add patch from 0.2x series that fixes an exploit where
users can attach to another user's session bus (CVE-2005-0201)

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

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Tenable Network Security

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