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MDKSA-2005:203: gda2.0

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the gda2.0 package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory MDKSA-2005:203 (gda2.0).

Steve Kemp discovered two format string vulnerabilities in libgda2, the GNOME
Data Access library for GNOME2, which may lead to the execution of arbitrary
code in programs that use this library. The updated packages have been patched
to correct this issue.

Solution : http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:203
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

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

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