Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.63423
Category:	Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:	Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:046 (dia)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update to dia;announced via advisory MDVSA-2009:046.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update to dia announced via advisory MDVSA-2009:046. Vulnerability Insight: Python has a variable called sys.path that contains all paths where Python loads modules by using import scripting procedure. A wrong handling of that variable enables local attackers to execute arbitrary code via Python scripting in the current dia working directory (CVE-2008-5984). This update provides fix for that vulnerability. Affected: Corporate 3.0 Solution: To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you. CVSS Score: 6.9 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-5984 BugTraq ID: 33448 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33448 https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg01065.html http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:040 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:046 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/26/2 http://secunia.com/advisories/33672 http://secunia.com/advisories/33703 XForce ISS Database: dia-pysyssetargv-privilege-escalation(48262) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48262
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