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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54710
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200410-19 (glibc)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200410-19.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200410-19.

Vulnerability Insight:
The catchsegv script in the glibc package is vulnerable to symlink attacks,
potentially allowing a local user to overwrite arbitrary files with the
rights of the user running the script.

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

# emerge sync

# emerge -pv sys-libs/glibc
# emerge sys-libs/glibc

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-2004-0968
BugTraq ID: 11286
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11286
Debian Security Information: DSA-636 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-636
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200410-19.xml
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9523
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-586.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-261.html
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0050
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4-1/
XForce ISS Database: script-temporary-file-overwrite(17583)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583
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