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Family: Debian Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
[DSA998] DSA-998-1 libextractor Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary
DSA-998-1 libextractor
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
Derek Noonburg has fixed several potential vulnerabilities in xpdf,
which are also present in libextractor, a library to extract arbitrary
meta-data from files.
The old stable distribution (woody) does not contain libextractor packages.
For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in
version 0.4.2-2sarge3.
For the unstable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in
version 0.5.10-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your libextractor package.
Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-998
Threat Level: High
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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