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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54764
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200412-05 (mirrorselect)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200412-05.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200412-05.

Vulnerability Insight:
mirrorselect is vulnerable to symlink attacks, potentially allowing a local
user to overwrite arbitrary files.

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

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-portage/mirrorselect-0.89'

CVSS Score:
5.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-1167
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-05.xml
http://secunia.com/advisories/13392/
XForce ISS Database: mirrorselect-symlink(18382)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18382
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