Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.51802
Category:	Red Hat Local Security Checks
Title:	RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2005:175
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory RHSA-2005:175. The kdenetwork packages contain a collection of networking applications for the K Desktop Environment. A bug was found in the way kppp handles privileged file descriptors. A malicious local user could make use of this flaw to modify the /etc/hosts or /etc/resolv.conf files, which could be used to spoof domain information. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-0205 to this issue. Please note that the default installation of kppp on Red Hat Enterprise Linux uses consolehelper and is not vulnerable to this issue. However, the kppp FAQ provides instructions for removing consolehelper and running kppp suid root, which is a vulnerable configuration. Users of kdenetwork should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch, and are not vulnerable to this issue. Solution: Please note that this update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-175.html http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-0205 Risk factor : Medium CVSS Score: 4.6
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-0205 Conectiva Linux advisory: CLA-2005:934 http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000934 Debian Security Information: DSA-692 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-692 http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=208&type=vulnerabilities https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9596 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-175.html
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