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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.55139
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandrake Security Advisory MDKSA-2005:147 (slocate)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to slocate
announced via advisory MDKSA-2005:147.

A bug was discovered in the way that slocate processes very long paths.
A local user could create a carefully crafted directory structure that
would prevent updatedb from completing its filesystem scan, resulting
in an incomplete database.

Affected versions: 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, Corporate 3.0,
Corporate Server 2.1


Solution:
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDKSA-2005:147

Risk factor : Medium

CVSS Score:
2.1

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 14640
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-2499
1014751
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014751
14640
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14640
19034
http://www.osvdb.org/19034
RHSA-2005:345
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-345.html
RHSA-2005:346
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-346.html
RHSA-2005:747
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-747.html
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9538
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9538
slocate-directory-structure-dos(22316)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22316
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