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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54833
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200502-01 (FireHOL)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200502-01.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200502-01.

Vulnerability Insight:
FireHOL is vulnerable to symlink attacks, potentially allowing a local user
to overwrite arbitrary files.

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

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-firewall/firehol-1.224'

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-2005-0225
BugTraq ID: 12336
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12336
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-01.xml
http://www.osvdb.org/13137
http://securitytracker.com/id?1012969
http://secunia.com/advisories/13970
http://secunia.com/advisories/14102
XForce ISS Database: firehol-symlink(19032)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19032
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