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MDKSA-2003:046: gtkhtml

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the gtkhtml package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory MDKSA-2003:046 (gtkhtml).

A vulnerability in GtkHTML was discovered by Alan Cox with the Evolution email
client. GtkHTML is used to handle HTML messages in Evolution and certain
malformed messages could cause Evolution to crash due to this bug.

Solution : http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:046
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 7350

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