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MDKSA-2007:013: libneon0.26

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the libneon0.26 package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory MDKSA-2007:013 (libneon0.26).

An array index error in the URI parser in neon 0.26.0 to 0.26.2 could
possibly permit remote malicious servers to cause a crash via a URI with
non-ASCII characters. This vulnerability may only exist on 64bit
systems.
Updated packages are patched to address this issue.

Solution : http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:013
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2007 Tenable Network Security

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