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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54634
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200408-04 (PuTTY)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200408-04.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200408-04.

Vulnerability Insight:
PuTTY contains a vulnerability allowing a SSH server to execute arbitrary
code on the connecting client.

Solution:
All PuTTY users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge sync

# emerge -pv '>=net-misc/putty-0.55'
# emerge '>=net-misc/putty-0.55'

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-2004-1440
BugTraq ID: 10850
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10850
Bugtraq: 20040804 CORE-2004-0705: Vulnerabilities in PuTTY and PSCP (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109167869528138&w=2
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200408-04.xml
http://secunia.com/advisories/12212/
XForce ISS Database: putty-code-execution(16885)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16885
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