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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.71315
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201204-05 (SWFTools)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 201204-05.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 201204-05.

Vulnerability Insight:
A heap-based buffer overflow in SWFTools could result in the
execution of arbitrary code.

Solution:
Gentoo discontinued support for SWFTools. We recommend that users
unmerge swftools:

# emerge --unmerge 'media-gfx/swftools'


NOTE: Users could upgrade to ' > =media-gfx/swftools-0.9.1', however
these packages are not currently stable.

CVSS Score:
9.3

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-1516
Bugtraq: 20100813 Secunia Research: SWFTools Two Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/513102/100/0/threaded
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201204-05.xml
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2010-80/
http://secunia.com/advisories/39970
http://secunia.com/advisories/48821
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