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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.56070
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200512-13 (dropbear)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200512-13.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200512-13.

Vulnerability Insight:
A buffer overflow in Dropbear could allow authenticated users to execute
arbitrary code as the root user.

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

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/dropbear-0.47'

CVSS Score:
6.5

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-4178
BugTraq ID: 15923
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15923/
Debian Security Information: DSA-923 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-923
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200512-13.xml
http://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
http://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/pipermail/dropbear/2005q4/000312.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/18108
http://secunia.com/advisories/18109
http://secunia.com/advisories/18142
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2962
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