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MDKSA-2004:129: ez-ipupdate

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the ez-ipupdate package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory MDKSA-2004:129 (ez-ipupdate).

Ulf Harnhammar discovered a format string vulnerability in ez-ipupdate, a
client for many dynamic DNS services. The updated packages are patched to
protect against this problem.

Solution : http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:129
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security

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