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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.52243
Category:FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Title:FreeBSD Ports: xshisen
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to the system; as announced in the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to the system
as announced in the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The following package is affected: xshisen

CVE-2003-1053
Multiple buffer overflows in XShisen allow attackers to execute
arbitrary code via a long (1) -KCONV command line option or (2)
XSHISENLIB environment variable.

CVE-2005-0117
Buffer overflow in XShisen before 1.36 allows local users to execute
arbitrary code via a long GECOS field.

Solution:
Update your system with the appropriate patches or
software upgrades.

CVSS Score:
4.6

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2003-1053
BugTraq ID: 8770
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8770
BugTraq ID: 8776
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8776
http://secunia.com/advisories/9950
XForce ISS Database: xshisen-kconv-bo(13358)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13358
XForce ISS Database: xshisen-xshisenlib-bo(13359)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13359
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-0117
http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/56971fa6-641c-11d9-a097-000854d03344.html
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=289784
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