USN-434-1: Ekiga vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 6.10
• Ubuntu 6.06
• Ubuntu 5.10

Details

It was discovered that Ekiga had format string vulnerabilities beyond
those fixed in USN-426-1. If a user was running Ekiga and listening for
incoming calls, a remote attacker could send a crafted call request, and
execute arbitrary code with the user's privileges.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 6.10

• ekiga - 2.0.3-0ubuntu3.2

Ubuntu 6.06

• ekiga - 2.0.1-0ubuntu6.2

Ubuntu 5.10

• gnomemeeting - 1.2.2-1ubuntu1.2

After a standard system upgrade you need to restart Ekiga or reboot your
computer to effect the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2007-0999