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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.57921
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200611-08 (rpm)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200611-08.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200611-08.

Vulnerability Insight:
RPM is vulnerable to a buffer overflow and possibly the execution of
arbitrary code when opening specially crafted packages.

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

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-arch/rpm-4.4.6-r3'

CVSS Score:
5.4

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-5466
1017160
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017160
20906
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20906
22740
http://secunia.com/advisories/22740
22745
http://secunia.com/advisories/22745
22768
http://secunia.com/advisories/22768
22854
http://secunia.com/advisories/22854
ADV-2006-4350
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4350
GLSA-200611-08
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-08.xml
MDKSA-2006:200
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:200
USN-378-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-378-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=212833
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