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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54850
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200502-18 (VMware)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200502-18.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200502-18.

Vulnerability Insight:
VMware may load shared libraries from an untrusted, world-writable
directory, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution:
All VMware Workstation users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
'>=app-emulation/vmware-workstation-4.5.2.8848-r5'

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-2005-0444
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200502-18.xml
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