Ubuntu Security Notice USN-426-1
22nd February, 2007
ekiga, gnomemeeting vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 6.10
- Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- Ubuntu 5.10
Details
Mu Security discovered a format string vulnerability in Ekiga. 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 version:
- Ubuntu 6.10:
- ekiga 2.0.3-0ubuntu3.1
- Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
- ekiga 2.0.1-0ubuntu6.1
- Ubuntu 5.10:
- gnomemeeting 1.2.2-1ubuntu1.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system upgrade you need to restart Ekiga to effect the
necessary changes.