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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54738
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200411-17 (mtink)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200411-17.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200411-17.

Vulnerability Insight:
mtink is vulnerable to symlink attacks, potentially allowing a local user
to overwrite arbitrary files with the rights of the user running the
utility.

Solution:
All mtink users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-print/mtink-1.0.5'

CVSS Score:
2.1

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-1110
BugTraq ID: 11640
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11640
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-17.xml
XForce ISS Database: mtink-tmp-file-symlink(18011)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18011
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