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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.61527
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2008:182 (wordnet)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to wordnet
announced via advisory MDVSA-2008:182.

Rob Holland found several programming errors in WordNet which could
lead to the execution or arbitrary code when used with untrusted input
(CVE-2008-2149).

The updated packages have been patched to prevent these issues.

Affected: 2008.0, 2008.1

Solution:
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDVSA-2008:182

Risk factor : High

CVSS Score:
7.5

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-2149
BugTraq ID: 29208
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29208
Debian Security Information: DSA-1634 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1634
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200810-01.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:182
http://secunia.com/advisories/30242
http://secunia.com/advisories/31654
http://secunia.com/advisories/32184
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1527/references
XForce ISS Database: wordnet-searchwn-bo(42378)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42378
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