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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.56315
Category:FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Title:FreeBSD Ports: gedit
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 package is affected: gedit

CVE-2005-1686
Format string vulnerability in gedit 2.10.2 may allow attackers to
cause a denial of service (application crash) via a bin file with
format string specifiers in the filename. NOTE: while this issue is
triggered on the command line by the gedit user, it has been reported
that web browsers and email clients could be configured to provide a
file name as an argument to gedit, so there is a valid attack that
crosses security boundaries.

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

CVSS Score:
2.6

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-1686
Bugtraq: 20050520 pst.advisory: gedit fun. opensource is god .lol windows (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111661117701398&w=2
Debian Security Information: DSA-753 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-753
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200506-09.xml
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1245
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9845
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-499.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2005:036 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/138-1/
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