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SSA-2004-043-02 XFree86 security update

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
SSA-2004-043-02 XFree86 security update

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

New XFree86 base packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0,
9.1, and -current. These fix overflows which could possibly be
exploited to gain unauthorized root access. All sites running
XFree86 should upgrade to the new package.

More details about these issues may be found in the Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0083
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0084
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-0106

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Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Michel Arboi

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