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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.55542
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200510-01 (gtkdiskfree)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200510-01.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200510-01.

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

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

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-admin/gtkdiskfree-1.9.3-r1'

CVSS Score:
5.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-2918
Bugtraq: 20050915 gtkdiskfree insecure temporary file creation (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112680706715109&w=2
Debian Security Information: DSA-822 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-822
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-01.xml
http://www.zataz.net/adviso/gtkdiskfree-09052005.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/16951
http://secunia.com/advisories/17005
http://secunia.com/advisories/17056
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