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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.71855
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201208-05 (Config-IniFiles)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 201208-05.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 201208-05.

Vulnerability Insight:
An insecure temporary file usage has been reported in the Perl
Config-IniFiles module, possibly allowing symlink attacks.

Solution:
All users of the Perl Config-IniFiles module should upgrade to the
latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-perl/Config-IniFiles-2.710.0'

CVSS Score:
3.6

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-2451
BugTraq ID: 53361
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53361
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/081207.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080716.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080713.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=818386
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/02/6
http://www.osvdb.org/81671
http://secunia.com/advisories/48990
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1543-1
XForce ISS Database: config-inifiles-symlink(75328)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75328
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