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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.57936
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200611-23 (mono)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200611-23.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200611-23.

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

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

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-lang/mono-1.1.13.8.1'

CVSS Score:
6.2

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-5072
BugTraq ID: 20340
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20340
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2401
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-23.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:188
http://secunia.com/advisories/22237
http://secunia.com/advisories/22277
http://secunia.com/advisories/22614
http://secunia.com/advisories/23154
http://secunia.com/advisories/23213
http://secunia.com/advisories/23776
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2006:073 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_73_mono.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-357-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3911
XForce ISS Database: mono-systemcodedomcompiler-symlink(29353)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29353
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