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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.61681
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200809-16 (git)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200809-16.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200809-16.

Vulnerability Insight:
Multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities have been discovered in Git.

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

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-util/git-1.5.6.4'

CVSS Score:
7.5

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-3546
BugTraq ID: 30549
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30549
Bugtraq: 20080812 rPSA-2008-0253-1 git gitweb (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495391/100/0/threaded
Debian Security Information: DSA-1637 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1637
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00729.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-16.xml
http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/git/2008/7/16/2529284
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020627
http://secunia.com/advisories/31347
http://secunia.com/advisories/31780
http://secunia.com/advisories/32029
http://secunia.com/advisories/32384
http://secunia.com/advisories/33964
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-723-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2306
XForce ISS Database: git-multiple-bo(44217)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44217
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