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MDKSA-2005:188: graphviz

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the graphviz package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory MDKSA-2005:188 (graphviz).

Javier Fern ndez-Sanguino Pe a discovered insecure temporary file creation in
graphviz, a rich set of graph drawing tools, that can be exploited to overwrite
arbitrary files by a local attacker.

The updated packages have been patched to address this issue.

Solution : http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:188
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2006 Tenable Network Security

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