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Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: USN-445-1 Critical: XMMS Remote Code Execution

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Calendar Grey March 27, 2007
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Significant XMMS security flaws in Ubuntu necessitate immediate action. Discover the best ways to address them today.
Sven Krewitt of Secunia Research discovered that XMMS did not correctly handle BMP images when loading GUI skins

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-445-1 March 27, 2007

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