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MDKSA-2005:076: xli

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the xli package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory MDKSA-2005:076 (xli).

A number of vulnerabilities have been found in the xli image viewer. Tavis
Ormandy of the Gentoo Linux Security Audit Team discovered a flaw in the
handling of compressed images where shell meta-characters are not properly
escaped (CVE-2005-0638). It was also found that insufficient validation of
image properties could potentially result in buffer management errors
(CVE-2005-0639).

The updated packages have been patched to correct these problems.

Solution : http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:076
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Tenable Network Security

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