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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54565
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200405-05 (utempter)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200405-05.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200405-05.

Vulnerability Insight:
Utempter contains a vulnerability that may allow local users to overwrite
arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

Solution:
All users of utempter should upgrade to the latest stable version:

# emerge sync

# emerge -pv '>=sys-apps/utempter-0.5.5.4'
# emerge '>=sys-apps/utempter-0.5.5.4'

CVSS Score:
2.1

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-0233
BugTraq ID: 10178
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10178
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-05.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:031
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10115
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A979
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-174.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-175.html
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.404389
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1000752.1-1
XForce ISS Database: utemper-symlink(15904)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15904
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