Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120177
Category:	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2012-140)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'libproxy' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2012-140 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'libproxy' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2012-140 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way libproxy handled the downloading of proxy auto-configuration (PAC) files. A malicious server hosting a PAC file or a man-in-the-middle attacker could use this flaw to cause an application using libproxy to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code, if the proxy settings obtained by libproxy (from the environment or the desktop environment settings) instructed the use of a PAC proxy configuration. (CVE-2012-4505) Affected Software/OS: 'libproxy' package(s) on Amazon Linux. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 10.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-4505 BugTraq ID: 55910 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55910 Debian Security Information: DSA-2571 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2571 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/12/5 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/12/1 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/16/3 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2012:1461 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1461.html http://secunia.com/advisories/51048 http://secunia.com/advisories/51180 http://secunia.com/advisories/51308 SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2012:1375 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-10/msg00065.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1629-1
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