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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.55848
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200511-01 (libgda)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200511-01.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200511-01.

Vulnerability Insight:
Two format string vulnerabilities in libgda may lead to the execution of
arbitrary code.

Solution:
All libgda users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=gnome-extra/libgda-1.2.2-r1'

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-2005-2958
BugTraq ID: 15200
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15200
Debian Security Information: DSA-871 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-871
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-November/msg00013.html
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-01.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:203
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015107
http://secunia.com/advisories/17323
http://secunia.com/advisories/17339
http://secunia.com/advisories/17391
http://secunia.com/advisories/17426
http://secunia.com/advisories/17500
http://secunia.com/advisories/17559
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2005:026 (Google Search)
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2005:027 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_27_sr.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/212-1/
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