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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.67313
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandriva Security Advisory MDVSA-2010:083 (emacs)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:
The remote host is missing an update to emacs
announced via advisory MDVSA-2010:083.

A vulnerability has been found and corrected in emacs:

lib-src/movemail.c in movemail in emacs 22 and 23 allows local users to
read, modify, or delete arbitrary mailbox files via a symlink attack,
related to improper file-permission checks (CVE-2010-0825).

Packages for 2008.0 and 2009.0 are provided due to the Extended
Maintenance Program for those products.

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Affected: 2008.0, 2009.0, 2009.1, 2010.0, Corporate 4.0,
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.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDVSA-2010:083

Risk factor : Medium

CVSS Score:
4.4

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-0825
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:083
http://secunia.com/advisories/39155
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-919-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0734
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0952
XForce ISS Database: emacs-emailhelper-symlink(57457)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57457
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