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Fedora Core 4 2006-484: xorg-x11

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the xorg-x11 package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory FEDORA-2006-484 (xorg-x11).

X.org X11 is an open source implementation of the X Window System. It
provides the basic low level functionality which full fledged
graphical user interfaces (GUIs) such as GNOME and KDE are designed
upon.

Update Information:

A buffer overflow in the X server RENDER extension
implementation, documented in CVE-2006-1526 has been
fixed in this release.

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

Networks Security ID:

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