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Family: Debian Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
[DSA710] DSA-710-1 gtkhtml Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary
DSA-710-1 gtkhtml
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
Alan Cox discovered a problem in gtkhtml, an HTML rendering widget
used by the Evolution mail reader. Certain malformed messages could
cause a crash due to a null pointer dereference.
For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 1.0.2-1.woody1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 1.0.4-6.2.
We recommend that you upgrade your gtkhtml package and restart
Evolution.
Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-710
Threat Level: High
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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