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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.59965
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200712-03 (emacs)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200712-03.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200712-03.

Vulnerability Insight:
Two vulnerabilities were found in GNU Emacs possibly leading to the
execution of arbitrary code.

Solution:
All GNU Emacs users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-editors/emacs-22.1-r3'

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-2007-5795
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
BugTraq ID: 26327
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26327
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00524.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200712-03.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:034
http://osvdb.org/42060
http://secunia.com/advisories/27508
http://secunia.com/advisories/27627
http://secunia.com/advisories/27728
http://secunia.com/advisories/27984
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-541-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3715
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
XForce ISS Database: emacs-hacklocalvariables-security-bypass(38263)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38263
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-6109
http://secunia.com/advisories/27965
http://secunia.com/advisories/28838
http://secunia.com/advisories/30109
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2007:025 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_25_sr.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2008:003 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00003.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/607-1/
XForce ISS Database: emacs-unspecified-bo(38904)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38904
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