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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.64957
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:245 (glib2.0)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to glib2.0;announced via advisory MDVSA-2009:245.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to glib2.0
announced via advisory MDVSA-2009:245.

Vulnerability Insight:
A vulnerability was discovered and corrected in glib2.0:

The g_file_copy function in glib 2.0 sets the permissions of a
target file to the permissions of a symbolic link (777), which
allows user-assisted local users to modify files of other users,
as demonstrated by using Nautilus to modify the permissions of the
user home directory (CVE-2009-3289).

This update provides a solution to this vulnerability.

Affected: 2008.1, 2009.0, 2009.1, Enterprise Server 5.0

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

CVSS Score:
4.4

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-3289
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=593406
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/08/8
http://secunia.com/advisories/39656
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2010:010 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00006.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1001
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