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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.55143
Category:Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:Fedora Core 4 FEDORA-2005-770 (slocate)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to slocate
announced via advisory FEDORA-2005-770.

A carefully prepared directory structure could stop the
updatedb file system scan, resulting in an incomplete slocate
database. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has
assigned the name CVE-2005-2499 to this issue.

* Tue Aug 9 2005 Miloslav Trmac - 2.7-22.fc4.1
- Replace sl_fs.[ch] by glibc-derived versions
- Skip subtrees with paths longer than 32k

Solution: Apply the appropriate updates.

This update can be downloaded from:
http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/4/

This update can also be installed with the Update Agent
you can
launch the Update Agent with the 'up2date' command.

https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=FEDORA-2005-770

Risk factor : Medium

CVSS Score:
2.1

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 14640
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-2499
1014751
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014751
14640
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14640
19034
http://www.osvdb.org/19034
RHSA-2005:345
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-345.html
RHSA-2005:346
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-346.html
RHSA-2005:747
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-747.html
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9538
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9538
slocate-directory-structure-dos(22316)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22316
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