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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200506-09 (gedit)
Information
Severity
Severity
Low
Family
Family
Gentoo Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
2.6
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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 200506-09.
Insight
Insight
gedit suffers from a format string vulnerability that could allow arbitrary code execution.
Solution
Solution
All gedit users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-editors/gedit-2.10.3' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200506-09 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=93352 http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-announce-list/2005-June/msg00006.html