Vulnerability   
Search   
    Search 219043 CVE descriptions
and 99761 test descriptions,
access 10,000+ cross references.
Tests   CVE   All  

Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.63337
Category:Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:Slackware Advisory SSA:2009-033-01 xdg-utils
Summary:The remote host is missing an update as announced;via advisory SSA:2009-033-01.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update as announced
via advisory SSA:2009-033-01.

Vulnerability Insight:
New xdg-utils packages are available for Slackware 12.2 and -current to
fix security issues. Applications that use /etc/mailcap could be tricked
into running an arbitrary script through xdg-open, and a separate flaw in
xdg-open could allow the execution of arbitrary commands embedded in untrusted
input provided to xdg-open.

Solution:
Upgrade to the new package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-0068
BugTraq ID: 33137
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33137
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19377
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/06/1
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-0386
BugTraq ID: 27528
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27528
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-21.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:031
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019284
http://secunia.com/advisories/28638
http://secunia.com/advisories/28728
http://secunia.com/advisories/29048
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2008:004 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00008.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0342
CopyrightCopyright (c) 2012 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com

This is only one of 99761 vulnerability tests in our test suite. Find out more about running a complete security audit.

To run a free test of this vulnerability against your system, register below.




© 1998-2024 E-Soft Inc. All rights reserved.