Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.51874
Category:	Conectiva Local Security Checks
Title:	Conectiva Security Advisory CLA-2005:934
Summary:	Conectiva Security Advisory CLA-2005:934
Description:	The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory CLA-2005:934. kppp[1] is the KDE[2] internet dialer. This announcement fixes a privileged file descriptors leak vulnerability[3,4] which could allow local attackers to hijack a system's domain name resolution function. Solution: The apt tool can be used to perform RPM package upgrades by running 'apt-get update' followed by 'apt-get upgrade' http://freshmeat.net/projects/kppp/ http://www.kde.org http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-0205 http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20050228-1.txt http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=CLA-2005:934 http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000934 Risk factor : Medium
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-0205 http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=208&type=vulnerabilities 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.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-175.html http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9596
Copyright	Copyright (c) 2005 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com

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