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MDKSA-2005:210: w3c-libwww

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the w3c-libwww package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory MDKSA-2005:210 (w3c-libwww).

Sam Varshavchik discovered the HTBoundary_put_block function in HTBound.c for
W3C libwww (w3c-libwww) permits remote servers to cause a denial of service
(segmentation fault) via a crafted multipart/byteranges MIME message that
triggers an out-of-bounds read. The updated packages have been patched to
address this issue.

Solution : http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:210
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

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

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