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Gentoo: GLSA-200505-19 Normal: gxine Format String Risk

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Calendar Grey May 26, 2005
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A security flaw in gxine involving format string issues can lead to remote code execution threats. To reduce vulnerability, ensure your software is updated to the most recent version.
A format string vulnerability in gxine could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200505-19 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: gxine: Format string vulnerability Date: May 26, 2005 Bugs: #93532 ID: 200505-19

Synopsis ======= A format string vulnerability in gxine could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Background ========= gxine is a GTK+ and xine-lib based media player.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-video/gxine < 0.4.4 *>= 0.3.3-r2 *>= 0.4.1-r1 >= 0.4.4
========== Exworm discovered that gxine insecurely implements ...

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