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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.53500
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-671-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'xemacs21' package(s) announced via the DSA-671-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'xemacs21' package(s) announced via the DSA-671-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Max Vozeler discovered several format string vulnerabilities in the movemail utility of Emacs, the well-known editor. Via connecting to a malicious POP server an attacker can execute arbitrary code under the privileges of group mail.

For the stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 21.4.6-8woody2.

For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in version 21.4.16-2.

We recommend that you upgrade your emacs packages.

Affected Software/OS:
'xemacs21' package(s) on Debian 3.0.

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-2005-0100
BugTraq ID: 12462
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12462
Bugtraq: 20050207 [USN-76-1] Emacs vulnerability (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110780416112719&w=2
Debian Security Information: DSA-670 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-670
Debian Security Information: DSA-671 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-671
Debian Security Information: DSA-685 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-685
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433928/30/5010/threaded
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:038
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9408
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-110.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-112.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-133.html
XForce ISS Database: xemacs-movemail-format-string(19246)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19246
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