Slackware Advisory SSA:2009-040-01 wicd

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  3. Slackware Advisory SSA:2009-040-01 wicd
Summary
The remote host is missing an update as announced via advisory SSA:2009-040-01.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=SSA:2009-040-01
Insight
New wicd packages are available for Slackware 12.2 and -current to fix a security issue with the D-Bus configuration file that could allow local information disclosure (such as network credentials). More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0489
Severity
Low Severity
Classification
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