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Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : gda2.0 (MDKSA-2005:203)

high Nessus Plugin ID 20438

Synopsis

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

Description

Steve Kemp discovered two format string vulnerabilities in libgda2, the GNOME Data Access library for GNOME2, which may lead to the execution of arbitrary code in programs that use this library.

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 20438

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2005-203.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Published: 1/15/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:gda2.0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:gda2.0-bdb, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:gda2.0-ldap, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:gda2.0-mysql, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:gda2.0-odbc, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:gda2.0-postgres, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:gda2.0-sqlite, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:gda2.0-xbase, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64gda2.0_3, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64gda2.0_3-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libgda2.0_3, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libgda2.0_3-devel, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2006, x-cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:le2005

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/1/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2958

MDKSA: 2005:203