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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.52188
Category:FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Title:FreeBSD Ports: zh-emacs, emacs
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to the system; as announced in the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to the system
as announced in the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The following packages are affected:

zh-emacs
emacs
xemacs
xemacs-mule
zh-xemacs
zh-xemacs-mule
xemacs-devel
xemacs-devel-21.5
xemacs-devel-mule
mule-common
hanemacs

CVE-2005-0100
Format string vulnerability in the movemail utility in (1) Emacs 20.x,
21.3, and possibly other versions, and (2) XEmacs 21.4 and earlier,
allows remote malicious POP3 servers to execute arbitrary code via
crafted packets.

Solution:
Update your system with the appropriate patches or
software upgrades.

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-0100
BugTraq ID: 12462
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12462
Bugtraq: 20050207 [USN-76-1] Emacs vulnerability (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110780416112719&w=2
Debian Security Information: DSA-670 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-670
Debian Security Information: DSA-671 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-671
Debian Security Information: DSA-685 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-685
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433928/30/5010/threaded
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:038
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9408
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-110.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-112.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-133.html
XForce ISS Database: xemacs-movemail-format-string(19246)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19246
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