Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54698
Category:	Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:	Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200410-07 (ed)
Summary:	The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200410-07.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200410-07. Vulnerability Insight: The ed utility is vulnerable to symlink attacks, potentially allowing a local user to overwrite or change rights on arbitrary files with the rights of the user running ed, which could be the root user. Solution: All ed users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=sys-apps/ed-0.2-r4' # emerge '>=sys-apps/ed-0.2-r4' CVSS Score: 4.6 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2000-1137 Bugtraq: 20001211 Immunix OS Security update for ed (Google Search) Conectiva Linux advisory: CLA-2000:359-2 http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000359 Debian Security Information: 20001129 DSA-001-1 ed: symlink attack (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20001129 http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-076.php3 http://www.osvdb.org/6491 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-123.html XForce ISS Database: gnu-ed-symlink(5723) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5723
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