Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.51403
Category:	Conectiva Local Security Checks
Title:	Conectiva Security Advisory CLA-2003:617
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory CLA-2003:617. The file command is used to identify a particular file according to the type of data contained in it. iDefense has found a buffer overflow vulnerability[1] in the file command. This vulnerability can be triggered by the use of specially crafted files. Since file is a very common utility used by many subsystems (like the printing subsystem), attackers can exploit this vulnerability to remotely or locally compromise system security. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2003-0102 to this issue[2]. Solution: The apt tool can be used to perform RPM package upgrades by running 'apt-get update' followed by 'apt-get upgrade' http://www.idefense.com/advisory/03.04.03.txt http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2003-0102 http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=CLA-2003:617 http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=002003 Risk factor : Medium CVSS Score: 4.6
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2003-0102 BugTraq ID: 7008 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7008 Bugtraq: 20030304 [OpenPKG-SA-2003.017] OpenPKG Security Advisory (file) (Google Search) Bugtraq: 20030304 iDEFENSE Security Advisory 03.04.03: Locally Exploitable Buffer Overflow in file(1) (Google Search) http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104680706201721&w=2 CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#611865 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/611865 Debian Security Information: DSA-260 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-260 Immunix Linux Advisory: IMNX-2003-7+-012-01 http://lwn.net/Alerts/34908/ http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:030 http://www.idefense.com/advisory/03.04.03.txt NETBSD Security Advisory: NetBSD-SA2003-003 ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2003-003.txt.asc http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-086.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-087.html SuSE Security Announcement: SuSE-SA:2003:017 (Google Search) http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_017_file.html XForce ISS Database: file-afctr-read-bo(11469) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11469
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