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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.53328
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-252)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'slocate' package(s) announced via the DSA-252 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'slocate' package(s) announced via the DSA-252 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
A problem has been discovered in slocate, a secure locate replacement. A buffer overflow in the setgid program slocate can be used to execute arbitrary code as group slocate. This can be used to alter the slocate database.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 2.6-1.3.1.

The old stable distribution (potato) is not affected by this problem.

For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 2.7-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your slocate package immediately.

Affected Software/OS:
'slocate' package(s) on Debian 3.0.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.2

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2003-0056
Bugtraq: 20030124 [USG- SA- 2003.001] USG Security Advisory (slocate) (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104342864418213&w=2
Bugtraq: 20030125 Re: [USG- SA- 2003.001] USG Security Advisory (slocate) (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104348607205691&w=2
Bugtraq: 20030202 GLSA: slocate (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104428624705363&w=2
Caldera Security Advisory: CSSA-2003-009.0
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-009.0.txt
Conectiva Linux advisory: CLA-2003:643
http://www.net-security.org/advisory.php?id=2010
Debian Security Information: DSA-252 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-252
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:015
http://www.usg.org.uk/advisories/2003.001.txt
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11369
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2004:041
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-041.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/10720
http://secunia.com/advisories/7947
http://secunia.com/advisories/7982
http://secunia.com/advisories/8007
http://secunia.com/advisories/8118/
http://secunia.com/advisories/8236
http://secunia.com/advisories/8749
SGI Security Advisory: 20040202-01-U
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040202-01-U.asc
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