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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.1.2.2014.69
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-69-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'exuberant-ctags' package(s) announced via the DLA-69-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'exuberant-ctags' package(s) announced via the DLA-69-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Stefano Zacchiroli discovered that certain JavaScript input files cause ctags to enter an infinite loop until it runs out of disk space. This update fixes the JavaScript parser.

For Debian 6 Squeeze, these issues have been fixed in exuberant-ctags version 1:5.8-3squeeze2

Affected Software/OS:
'exuberant-ctags' package(s) on Debian 6.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-7204
Debian Security Information: DSA-3042 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3042
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:178
http://sourceforge.net/p/ctags/code/791/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/09/29/40
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2371-1
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