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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.53837
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian Security Advisory DSA 103-1 (glibc)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to glibc;announced via advisory DSA 103-1.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to glibc
announced via advisory DSA 103-1.

Vulnerability Insight:
A buffer overflow has been found in the globbing code for glibc.
This code which is used to glob patterns for filenames and is
commonly used in applications like shells and FTP servers.

This has been fixed in version 2.1.3-20 and we recommend that
you upgrade your libc package immediately.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

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-2001-0886
BugTraq ID: 3707
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3707
Bugtraq: 20011217 [Global InterSec 2001121001] glibc globbing issues. (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/245956
Bugtraq: 20011220 TSLSA-2001-0029 - glibc (Google Search)
Computer Incident Advisory Center Bulletin: M-029
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-029.shtml
Conectiva Linux advisory: CLA-2002:447
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000447
Debian Security Information: DSA-103 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-103
En Garde Linux Advisory: ESA-20011217-01
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1752.html
HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBTL0112-008
http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBTL0112-008
Immunix Linux Advisory: IMNX-2001-70-037-01
http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-037-01
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-095.php3
http://sources.redhat.com/ml/bug-glibc/2001-11/msg00109.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-160.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SuSE-SA:2001:046 (Google Search)
XForce ISS Database: glibc-glob-bo(7705)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7705
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