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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54967
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200506-15 (peercast)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200506-15.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200506-15.

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

Solution:
All PeerCast users should upgrade to the latest available version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-sound/peercast-0.1212'

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-2005-1806
Bugtraq: 20050528 Format String Vulnerability In Peercast 0.1211 And Earlier (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111746603629979&w=2
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-15.xml
http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00077-05282005
http://secunia.com/advisories/15536
http://secunia.com/advisories/15753
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0651
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