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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.58221
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200704-15 (Madwifi-ng)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200704-15.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200704-15.

Vulnerability Insight:
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the MadWifi driver,
possibly leading to a Denial of Service and information disclosure.

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

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-wireless/madwifi-ng-0.9.3'

CVSS Score:
7.8

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-7178
BugTraq ID: 23431
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23431
Bugtraq: 20070423 FLEA-2007-0012-1: madwifi (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466689/30/6900/threaded
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-15.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:082
http://secunia.com/advisories/24670
http://secunia.com/advisories/24841
http://secunia.com/advisories/24931
http://secunia.com/advisories/25861
http://secunia.com/advisories/26083
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2007:014 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_14_sr.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-479-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1187
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-7179
BugTraq ID: 23436
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23436
http://dev.lintrack.org/ticket/101
http://www.osvdb.org/34645
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-7180
BugTraq ID: 23434
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23434
XForce ISS Database: madwifi-wpa-weak-security(33514)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33514
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