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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54854
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200502-22 (wpa_supplicant)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200502-22.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200502-22.

Vulnerability Insight:
wpa_supplicant contains a buffer overflow that could lead to a Denial of
Service.

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

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
'>=net-wireless/wpa_supplicant-0.2.7'

CVSS Score:
5.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-0470
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-22.xml
http://lists.shmoo.com/pipermail/hostap/2005-February/009465.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013226
http://secunia.com/advisories/14313
XForce ISS Database: wpasupplicant-bo(19357)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19357
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