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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.58531
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200707-10 (festival)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200707-10.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200707-10.

Vulnerability Insight:
A vulnerability has been discovered in Festival, allowing for a local
privilege escalation.

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

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-accessibility/festival-1.95_beta-r4'

CVSS Score:
10.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-4074
BugTraq ID: 25069
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25069
Bugtraq: 20080403 Medium security hole affecting Festival on Debian unstable/testing and Ubuntu Hardy Heron (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490465/100/0/threaded
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200707-10.xml
http://secunia.com/advisories/26229
http://secunia.com/advisories/27271
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2007:021 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-10/msg00006.html
XForce ISS Database: gentoo-festival-privilege-escalation(35606)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35606
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