Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.53900
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2003-141-03)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'glibc' package(s) announced via the SSA:2003-141-03 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'glibc' package(s) announced via the SSA:2003-141-03 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: An integer overflow in the xdrmem_getbytes() function found in the glibc library has been fixed. This could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code by exploiting RPC service that use xdrmem_getbytes(). None of the default RPC services provided by Slackware appear to use this function, but third-party applications may make use of it. We recommend upgrading to these new glibc packages. Here are the details from the Slackware 9.0 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ Tue May 20 20:13:09 PDT 2003 patches/packages/glibc-2.3.1-i386-4.tgz: Patched, recompiled. (* Security fix *) patches/packages/glibc-debug-2.3.1-i386-4.tgz: Patched, recompiled. (* Security fix *) patches/packages/glibc-i18n-2.3.1-noarch-4.tgz: Rebuilt. patches/packages/glibc-profile-2.3.1-i386-4.tgz: Patched, recompiled. (* Security fix *) patches/packages/glibc-solibs-2.3.1-i386-4.tgz: Patched a buffer overflow in some dead code (xdrmem_getbytes(), which we couldn't find used by anything, but it doesn't hurt to patch it anyway) (* Security fix *) patches/packages/glibc-zoneinfo-2.3.1-noarch-4.tgz: Rebuilt. +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'glibc' package(s) on Slackware 8.1, Slackware 9.0. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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