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=========================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-438-1 March 20, 2007 inkscape vulnerability CVE-2007-1463 =========================================================== A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 5.10 Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Ubuntu 6.10 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 5.10: inkscape 0.42-1ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: inkscape 0.43-4ubuntu3.1 Ubuntu 6.10: inkscape 0.44-1ubuntu2.1 After a standard system upgrade you need to restart Inkscape or reboot your computer to effect the necessary changes. Details follow: A flaw was discovered in Inkscape's use of format strings. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted URI in Inkscape, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with user privileges.