Summary
The remote host is missing an update to imlib2
announced via advisory MDVSA-2009:019.
Solution
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDVSA-2009:019
Insight
A vulnerability have been discovered in the load function of the XPM loader for imlib2, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted XPM file (CVE-2008-5187).
The updated packages have been patched to prevent this.
Affected: 2008.0, 2008.1, 2009.0, Corporate 3.0, Corporate 4.0
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-5187 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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