Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2014.0538
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2014-0538)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'nail' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2014-0538 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'nail' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2014-0538 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Updated nail package fixes security vulnerabilities: A flaw was found in the way mailx handled the parsing of email addresses. A syntactically valid email address could allow a local attacker to cause mailx to execute arbitrary shell commands through shell meta-characters and the direct command execution functionality (CVE-2004-2771, CVE-2014-7844). Affected Software/OS: 'nail' package(s) on Mageia 4. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). 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-2004-2771 60940 http://secunia.com/advisories/60940 61585 http://secunia.com/advisories/61585 61693 http://secunia.com/advisories/61693 DSA-3105 http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3105 RHSA-2014:1999 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1999.html [oss-security] 20141216 mailx issues (CVE-2004-2771, CVE-2014-7844) http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/1066 http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1999.html https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=278748 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-7844 http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3104
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