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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54727
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200411-06 (MIME-tools)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200411-06.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200411-06.

Vulnerability Insight:
MIME-tools doesn't handle empty MIME boundaries correctly. This may prevent
some virus-scanning programs which use MIME-tools from detecting certain
viruses.

Solution:
All MIME-tools users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-perl/MIME-tools-5.415'

CVSS Score:
7.5

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-1098
BugTraq ID: 11563
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11563
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-06.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:123
http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/pipermail/mimedefang/2004-October/024959.html
XForce ISS Database: mimetools-boundary-virus-bypass(17940)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17940
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