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Fedora Core 6 2006-1438: evince

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the evince package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory FEDORA-2006-1438 (evince).

evince is a GNOME-based document viewer.

Update Information:

The PostScript backend of evince had a buffer overflow
(CVE-2006-5864). This update fixes the problem.

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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