Summary
The remote host is missing an update to kdegraphics announced via advisory USN-823-1.
Solution
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
ksvg 4:3.5.10-0ubuntu1~hardy1.1
After a standard system upgrade you need to restart your session to effect the necessary changes.
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-823-1
Insight
It was discovered that KDE-Graphics did not properly handle certain malformed SVG images. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted SVG image, an attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2009-0945, CVE-2009-1709 -
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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