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MDKSA-2005:192: 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-2005:192 (xli).

Ariel Berkman discovered several buffer overflows in xloadimage, which are also
present in xli, a command line utility for viewing images in X11, and could be
exploited via large image titles and cause the execution of arbitrary code.

The updated packages have been patched to address this issue.

Solution : http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:192
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

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

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