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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54763
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200412-04 (perl)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200412-04.

Perl is vulnerable to symlink attacks, potentially allowing a local user to
overwrite arbitrary files.

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

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=perl-5.8.5-r2'

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200412-04
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=66360
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0050/

CVSS Score:
2.1

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

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 11294
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-0976
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11294
Debian Security Information: DSA-620 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-620
http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:031
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110547693019788&w=2
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9752
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-881.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/17661
http://secunia.com/advisories/18075
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0050
XForce ISS Database: script-temporary-file-overwrite(17583)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583
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