Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : evolution (MDKSA-2007:070)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 24939

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

A format string error in the 'write_html()' function in calendar/gui/ e-cal-component-memo-preview.c when displaying a memo's categories can potentially be exploited to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted shared memo containing format specifiers.

Updated packages have been patched to address this issue.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 24939

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2007-070.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 4/5/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:evolution, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:evolution-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:evolution-mono, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:evolution-pilot, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 3/27/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-1002

MDKSA: 2007:070

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