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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.58158
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200703-20 (lsat)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in; advisory GLSA 200703-20.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200703-20.

Vulnerability Insight:
LSAT insecurely creates temporary files which can lead to symlink attacks
allowing a local user to overwrite arbitrary files.

Solution:
Since LSAT is not actively maintained anymore, this package has been
masked. All LSAT users are advised to unmerge it.

# emerge --ask --unmerge 'app-admin/lsat'

CVSS Score:
4.3

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-1500
BugTraq ID: 23014
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23014
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200703-20.xml
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=159542
http://osvdb.org/34267
http://secunia.com/advisories/24526
XForce ISS Database: gentoo-lsat-symlink(33057)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33057
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