Summary
The remote host is missing an update to wxgtk
announced via advisory MDVSA-2009:204.
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-2009:204
Insight
A vulnerability has been found and corrected in wxgtk:
Integer overflow in the wxImage::Create function in src/common/image.cpp in wxWidgets 2.8.10 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted JPEG file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown the details are
obtained solely from third party information (CVE-2009-2369).
This update provides a solution to this vulnerability.
Affected: 2008.1, 2009.0, 2009.1, Corporate 4.0, Enterprise Server 5.0
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2009-2369 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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