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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54960
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200506-08 (GNU shtool)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200506-08.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200506-08.

Vulnerability Insight:
GNU shtool and ocaml-mysql are vulnerable to symlink attacks, potentially
allowing a local user to overwrite arbitrary files.

Solution:
All GNU shtool users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-util/shtool-2.0.1-r2'

All ocaml-mysql users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-ml/ocaml-mysql-1.0.3-r1'

CVSS Score:
3.7

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-1751
BugTraq ID: 13767
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13767
Debian Security Information: DSA-789 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-789
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-08.xml
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=93782
http://www.zataz.net/adviso/shtool-05252005.txt
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111955937622637&w=2
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A345
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9639
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-564.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014059
http://secunia.com/advisories/15496
http://secunia.com/advisories/15668
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-1759
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