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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54808
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200501-22 (poppassd_pam)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200501-22.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200501-22.

Vulnerability Insight:
poppassd_pam allows anyone to change any user's password without
authenticating the user first.

Solution:
All poppassd_pam users should migrate to the new package called
poppassd_ceti:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-mail/poppassd_ceti-1.8.4'

Note: Portage will automatically replace the poppassd_pam package by the
poppassd_ceti package.

CVSS Score:
10.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-0002
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200501-22.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1012840
http://secunia.com/advisories/13865
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