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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54856
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200502-24 (mc)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200502-24.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200502-24.

Vulnerability Insight:
Midnight Commander contains several format string errors, buffer overflows
and one buffer underflow leading to execution of arbitrary code.

Solution:
All Midnight Commander users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-misc/mc-4.6.0-r13'

CVSS Score:
7.5

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-1004
Debian Security Information: DSA-639 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-639
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-24.xml
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-217.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/13863/
XForce ISS Database: midnightcommander-format-string(18902)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18902
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-1005
XForce ISS Database: midnight-commander-bo(18898)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18898
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-1092
XForce ISS Database: midnight-commander-memory-allocation(18904)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18904
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-1176
http://securitytracker.com/id?1012903
http://secunia.com/advisories/13863
XForce ISS Database: midnight-commander-extfs-dos(18911)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18911
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