USN-426-1: Ekiga vulnerabilities
22 February 2007
Ekiga vulnerabilities
Releases
Details
Mu Security discovered a format string vulnerability in Ekiga. If a
user was running Ekiga and listening for incoming calls, a remote
attacker could send a crafted call request, and execute arbitrary code
with the user's privileges.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 6.10
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ekiga
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2.0.3-0ubuntu3.1
Ubuntu 6.06
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ekiga
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2.0.1-0ubuntu6.1
Ubuntu 5.10
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gnomemeeting
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1.2.2-1ubuntu1.1
After a standard system upgrade you need to restart Ekiga to effect the
necessary changes.