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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.63449
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:048-2 (epiphany)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to epiphany;announced via advisory MDVSA-2009:048-2.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to epiphany
announced via advisory MDVSA-2009:048-2.

Vulnerability Insight:
Python has a variable called sys.path that contains all paths where
Python loads modules by using import scripting procedure. A wrong
handling of that variable enables local attackers to execute arbitrary
code via Python scripting in the current Epiphany working directory
(CVE-2008-5985).

This update provides fix for that vulnerability.

Update:

The previous update package was not built against the correct (latest)
libxulrunner-1.9.0.6 library (fixes #48163)

Affected: 2008.1

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

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-2008-5985
BugTraq ID: 33441
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33441
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-16.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:048
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/01/26/2
http://secunia.com/advisories/34187
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2009 E-Soft Inc.

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