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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.63501
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200903-01 (vinagre)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200903-01.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200903-01.

Vulnerability Insight:
A format string error in Vinagre may allow for the execution of arbitrary
code.

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

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/vinagre-0.5.2'

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-2008-5660
Bugtraq: 20081209 CORE-2008-1127 - Vinagre show_error() format string vulnerability (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499057/100/0/threaded
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7401
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00473.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00485.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:240
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/vinagre-format-string
http://secunia.com/advisories/33041
http://secunia.com/advisories/33046
http://secunia.com/advisories/33082
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-689-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3362
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