Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.68252
Category:	Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:	Mandriva Security Advisory MDVSA-2010:167 (perl-libwww-perl)
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: The remote host is missing an update to perl-libwww-perl announced via advisory MDVSA-2010:167. A vulnerability has been found and corrected in perl-libwww-perl: lwp-download in libwww-perl before 5.835 does not reject downloads to filenames that begin with a . (dot) character, which allows remote servers to create or overwrite files via (1) a 3xx redirect to a URL with a crafted filename or (2) a Content-Disposition header that suggests a crafted filename, and possibly execute arbitrary code as a consequence of writing to a dotfile in a home directory (CVE-2010-2253). Packages for 2008.0 and 2009.0 are provided as of the Extended Maintenance Program. Please visit this link to learn more: http://store.mandriva.com/product_info.php?cPath=149&products_id=490 The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue. Affected: 2008.0, 2009.0, 2009.1, 2010.0, 2010.1, 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-2010:167 Risk factor : High CVSS Score: 6.8
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-2253 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050232.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050245.html http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2010-001.html http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127411372529485&w=2 http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=127611288927500&w=2 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-981-1 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2872
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