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Fedora Core 5 2007-262: ekiga

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the ekiga package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory FEDORA-2007-262 (ekiga).

GnomeMeeting is a tool to communicate with video and audio over the internet.
It uses the the standard SIP and H323 protocols.

Update Information:

A format string flaw was found in the way Ekiga processes
certain messages form remote clients. This flaw could
potentially permit a remote attacker to execute arbitrary
code as the user running Ekiga.

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

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2007 Tenable Network Security

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