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Ubuntu 6.06/6.10 USN-442-1 Critical: Evolution Format String Flaw
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March 26, 2007
Significant vulnerability in Evolution permits unrestricted code execution. Update your Ubuntu installation immediately to bolster safety.
Ulf Harnhammar of Secunia Research discovered that Evolution did not correctly handle format strings when displaying shared memos
Summary
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arbitrary code execution
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