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Mandriva: Updated inkscape packages to format string vulnerability Print E-mail
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Posted by Benjamin D. Thomas   
Mandrake Format string vulnerability in Inkscape before 0.45.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a URI, which is not properly handled by certain dialogs. Updated packages have been patched to address this issue.
 _______________________________________________________________________
 
 Mandriva Linux Security Advisory                         MDKSA-2007:069
 http://www.mandriva.com/security/
 _______________________________________________________________________
 
 Package : inkscape
 Date    : March 22, 2007
 Affected: 2007.0
 _______________________________________________________________________
 
 Problem Description:
 
 Format string vulnerability in Inkscape before 0.45.1 allows
 user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format
 string specifiers in a URI, which is not properly handled by certain
 dialogs.
 
 Updated packages have been patched to address this issue.
 _______________________________________________________________________

 References:
 
 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1463
 _______________________________________________________________________
 
 Updated Packages:
 
 Mandriva Linux 2007.0:
 5f11975b5aeae4ea6ff5c96f2e433baa  2007.0/i586/inkscape-0.44-4.1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm 
 626bb6d54333ee2e86cd13353952b95a  2007.0/SRPMS/inkscape-0.44-4.1mdv2007.0.src.rpm

 Mandriva Linux 2007.0/X86_64:
 a42bb3246e026d19031a72b963649917  2007.0/x86_64/inkscape-0.44-4.1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm 
 626bb6d54333ee2e86cd13353952b95a  2007.0/SRPMS/inkscape-0.44-4.1mdv2007.0.src.rpm
 _______________________________________________________________________

 To upgrade automatically use MandrivaUpdate or urpmi.  The verification
 of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

 All packages are signed by Mandriva for security.  You can obtain the
 GPG public key of the Mandriva Security Team by executing:

  gpg --recv-keys --keyserver pgp.mit.edu 0x22458A98

 You can view other update advisories for Mandriva Linux at:

  http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories

 If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

  security_(at)_mandriva.com
 _______________________________________________________________________

 Type Bits/KeyID     Date       User ID
 pub  1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team
  
 
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