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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.67536
Category:Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:Fedora Core 12 FEDORA-2010-9506 (exim)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:
The remote host is missing an update to exim
announced via advisory FEDORA-2010-9506.

Update Information:

This update fixes the following security flaws:
* CVE-2010-2023 exim: hard-link following vulnerability in mailbox handling
* CVE-2010-2024 exim: race condition when MBX locking is enabled

References:

[ 1 ] Bug #600093 - CVE-2010-2023 exim: hard-link following vulnerability in mailbox handling
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=600093
[ 2 ] Bug #600097 - CVE-2010-2024 exim: race condition when MBX locking is enabled
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=600097

Solution: Apply the appropriate updates.

This update can be installed with the yum update program. Use
su -c 'yum update exim' at the command line.
For more information, refer to Managing Software with yum,
available at http://docs.fedoraproject.org/yum/.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=FEDORA-2010-9506

Risk factor : Medium

CVSS Score:
4.4

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-2023
BugTraq ID: 40451
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40451
Bugtraq: 20100603 Multiple vulnerabilities in Exim (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/511653/100/0/threaded
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/042587.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/042613.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-06/0079.html
http://lists.exim.org/lurker/message/20100524.175925.9a69f755.en.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/40019
http://secunia.com/advisories/40123
http://secunia.com/advisories/43243
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2010:014 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1060-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1402
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0364
XForce ISS Database: exim-mail-directory-priv-escalation(59043)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59043
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-2024
BugTraq ID: 40454
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40454
XForce ISS Database: exim-mbx-symlink(59042)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59042
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