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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.63286
Category:Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-0943 (dia)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to dia;announced via advisory FEDORA-2009-0943.;Note: This VT has been deprecated and is therefore no longer functional.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to dia
announced via advisory FEDORA-2009-0943.
Note: This VT has been deprecated and is therefore no longer functional.

Vulnerability Insight:
Update Information:

Filter out untrusted python modules search path to remove the possibility to run
arbitrary code on the user's system if there is a python file in dia's working
directory named the same as one that dia's python scripts try to import.

ChangeLog:

* Mon Jan 26 2009 Caolán McNamara 1:0.96.1-9

- Resolves: rhbz#481551 python modules search path

* Fri Oct 31 2008 Caolán McNamara 1:0.96.1-8

- kill the .las

Solution:
Apply the appropriate updates.

This update can be installed with the yum update program. Use
su -c 'yum update dia' at the command line.

CVSS Score:
6.9

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-5984
BugTraq ID: 33448
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33448
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-January/msg01065.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:040
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:046
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/26/2
http://secunia.com/advisories/33672
http://secunia.com/advisories/33703
XForce ISS Database: dia-pysyssetargv-privilege-escalation(48262)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48262
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