Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.61472
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2008-210-06)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'mtr' package(s) announced via the SSA:2008-210-06 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'mtr' package(s) announced via the SSA:2008-210-06 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New mtr packages are available for Slackware 12.0, 12.1, and -current to fix a security issue. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database: [link moved to references] Here are the details from the Slackware 12.1 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/mtr-0.73-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz: Upgraded to mtr-0.73. This fixes a minor security bug where a very long hostname in the trace path could lead to an overflow (and most likely just a crash). (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'mtr' package(s) on Slackware 12.0, Slackware 12.1, Slackware current. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 6.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-2357 BugTraq ID: 29290 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29290 Bugtraq: 20080519 Mtr - remote and local stack overflow - uncomment situation in libresolv. (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492260/100/0/threaded Debian Security Information: DSA-1587 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1587 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2008/May/0488.html http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200806-01.xml http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:176 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/21/1 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/21/3 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/21/4 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020046 http://secunia.com/advisories/30312 http://secunia.com/advisories/30340 http://secunia.com/advisories/30359 http://secunia.com/advisories/30522 http://secunia.com/advisories/30967 http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3903 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2008:014 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html XForce ISS Database: mtr-splitredraw-bo(42535) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42535
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