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Ubuntu 6.06/6.10 USN-442-1 Critical: Evolution Format String Flaw

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Calendar Grey March 26, 2007
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Significant vulnerability in Evolution permits unrestricted code execution. Update your Ubuntu installation immediately to bolster safety.
Ulf Harnhammar of Secunia Research discovered that Evolution did not correctly handle format strings when displaying shared memos

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security advisory critical issue update arbitrary code execution Ubuntu Evolution format string flaw

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-442-1 March 26, 2007

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security advisory critical issue update arbitrary code execution Ubuntu Evolution format string flaw

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