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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.63350
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200902-03 (valgrind)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200902-03.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200902-03.

Vulnerability Insight:
An untrusted search path vulnerability in Valgrind might result in the
execution of arbitrary code.

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

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-util/valgrind-3.4.0'

CVSS Score:
7.2

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-4865
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200902-03.xml
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/27/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/28/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/9
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=200901032045.17604.jseward%40acm.org&forum_name=valgrind-announce
http://secunia.com/advisories/33568
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2009:002 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html
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