USN-426-1: Ekiga vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 6.10
• Ubuntu 6.06
• Ubuntu 5.10

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

• ekiga - 2.0.3-0ubuntu3.1

Ubuntu 6.06

• ekiga - 2.0.1-0ubuntu6.1

Ubuntu 5.10

• gnomemeeting - 1.2.2-1ubuntu1.1

After a standard system upgrade you need to restart Ekiga to effect the
necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2007-1006
• CVE-2007-1007