Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.56486
Category:	Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:	Mandrake Security Advisory MDKSA-2006:029 (libast)
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: The remote host is missing an update to libast announced via advisory MDKSA-2006:029. Buffer overflow in Library of Assorted Spiffy Things (LibAST) 0.6.1 and earlier, as used in Eterm and possibly other software, allows local users to execute arbitrary code as the utmp user via a long -X argument. The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue. Affected: 2006.0 Solution: To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you. http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDKSA-2006:029 Risk factor : Medium CVSS Score: 4.6
Cross-Ref:	BugTraq ID: 16350 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-0224 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16350 Bugtraq: 20060123 LibAST 0.7 Release Fixes Security Vulnerability (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423366/100/0/threaded Bugtraq: 20060123 [ Rosiello Security ] Eterm-LibAST Advisory (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423207/100/0/threaded Bugtraq: 20060125 Rosiello Security - Eterm-LibAST Advisory (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423088/100/0/threaded Debian Security Information: DSA-976 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-976 http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-14.xml http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:029 http://www.rosiello.org/en/read_bugs.php?id=25 http://www.osvdb.org/22735 http://secunia.com/advisories/18586 http://secunia.com/advisories/18632 http://secunia.com/advisories/18916 http://securityreason.com/securityalert/373 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0314 XForce ISS Database: eterm-libast-filename-bo(24303) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24303
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