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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.57966
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200701-06 (w3m)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200701-06.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200701-06.

Vulnerability Insight:
w3m does not correctly handle format string specifiers in SSL certificates.

Solution:
All w3m users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-client/w3m-0.5.1-r4'

CVSS Score:
9.3

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-6772
BugTraq ID: 21735
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21735
BugTraq ID: 24332
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24332
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2415
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2416
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051457.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-06.xml
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1612792&group_id=39518&atid=425439
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.044.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017440
http://secunia.com/advisories/23492
http://secunia.com/advisories/23588
http://secunia.com/advisories/23717
http://secunia.com/advisories/23773
http://secunia.com/advisories/23792
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2007:005 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_05_w3m.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-399-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5164
XForce ISS Database: w3m-certificate-format-string(31114)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31114
XForce ISS Database: w3m-inputanswer-format-string(34821)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34821
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