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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.63198
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:011 (virtualbox)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to virtualbox;announced via advisory MDVSA-2009:011.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to virtualbox
announced via advisory MDVSA-2009:011.

Vulnerability Insight:
A vulnerability have been discovered and corrected in VirtualBox,
affecting versions prior to 2.0.6, which allows local users
to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a
/tmp/.vbox-qateam-ipc/lock temporary file (CVE-2008-5256).

The updated packages have been patched to prevent this.

Affected: 2008.0, 2008.1, 2009.0

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

CVSS Score:
4.4

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-5256
BugTraq ID: 32444
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32444
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:011
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021384
http://secunia.com/advisories/32851
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-247326-1
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2009:004 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3410
XForce ISS Database: sun-virtualbox-ipcdunix-symlink(46826)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46826
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