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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54927
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200504-25 (rkhunter)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200504-25.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200504-25.

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

Solution:
All Rootkit Hunter users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-forensics/rkhunter-1.2.3-r1'

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-2005-1270
BugTraq ID: 13399
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13399
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200504-25.xml
http://www.osvdb.org/15861
http://secunia.com/advisories/15127
XForce ISS Database: rootkit-hunter-checkupdate-symlink(20279)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20279
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