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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54961
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200506-09 (gedit)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200506-09.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200506-09.

Vulnerability Insight:
gedit suffers from a format string vulnerability that could allow arbitrary
code execution.

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

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-editors/gedit-2.10.3'

CVSS Score:
2.6

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-1686
Bugtraq: 20050520 pst.advisory: gedit fun. opensource is god .lol windows (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111661117701398&w=2
Debian Security Information: DSA-753 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-753
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200506-09.xml
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1245
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9845
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-499.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2005:036 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_36_sudo.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/138-1/
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