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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200412-17 (kfax)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Gentoo Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
6 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200412-17.
Insight
Insight
kfax contains several buffer overflows potentially leading to execution of arbitrary code.
Solution
Solution
All kfax users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=kde-base/kdegraphics-3.3.2' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200412-17 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=73795 http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20041209-2.txt http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-11.xml