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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.58678
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200710-17 (balsa)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200710-17.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200710-17.

Vulnerability Insight:
Balsa is vulnerable to a buffer overflow allowing for the user-assisted
execution of arbitrary code.

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

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=mail-client/balsa-2.3.20'

CVSS Score:
6.8

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-5007
BugTraq ID: 25777
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25777
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-17.xml
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/balsa-list/2007-September/msg00010.html
http://osvdb.org/40585
http://secunia.com/advisories/26947
http://secunia.com/advisories/26987
http://secunia.com/advisories/27272
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2007:019 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_19_sr.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3263
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