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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54608
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200407-01 (esearch)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200407-01.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200407-01.

Vulnerability Insight:
The eupdatedb utility in esearch creates a file in /tmp without first
checking for symlinks. This makes it possible for any user to create
arbitrary files.

Solution:
All users should upgrade to the latest available version of esearch, as
follows:

# emerge sync

# emerge -pv '>=app-portage/esearch-0.6.2'
# emerge '>=app-portage/esearch-0.6.2'

CVSS Score:
7.2

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-0655
BugTraq ID: 10644
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10644
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200407-01.xml
XForce ISS Database: esearch-eupdatedb-symlink(16584)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16584
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