Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.59125
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu USN-438-1 (inkscape)
Summary:	Ubuntu USN-438-1 (inkscape)
Description:	The remote host is missing an update to inkscape announced via advisory USN-438-1. A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 5.10 Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Ubuntu 6.10 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. Details follow: A flaw was discovered in Inkscape's use of format strings. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted URI in Inkscape, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with user privileges. Solution: The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 5.10: inkscape 0.42-1ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: inkscape 0.43-4ubuntu3.1 Ubuntu 6.10: inkscape 0.44-1ubuntu2.1 After a standard system upgrade you need to restart Inkscape or reboot your computer to effect the necessary changes. http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-438-1 Risk factor : High
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-1463 Bugtraq: 20070324 FLEA-2007-0002-1: inkscape (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/463710/100/0/threaded http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200704-10.xml http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:069 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2007:008 (Google Search) http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_8_sr.html BugTraq ID: 23070 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23070 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-438-1 BugTraq ID: 23138 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23138 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1059 http://secunia.com/advisories/24597 http://secunia.com/advisories/24615 http://secunia.com/advisories/24584 http://secunia.com/advisories/24661 http://secunia.com/advisories/24859 http://secunia.com/advisories/25072 XForce ISS Database: inkscape-dialogs-format-string(33163) http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/33163
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