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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.55359
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200509-10 (mailutils)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200509-10.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200509-10.

Vulnerability Insight:
The imap4d server contains a vulnerability allowing an authenticated user
to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the imap4d process.

Solution:
All GNU Mailutils users should upgrade to the latest available version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-mail/mailutils-0.6-r2'

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-2005-2878
BugTraq ID: 14794
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14794
Bugtraq: 20050926 FreeBSD GNU Mailutils 0.6 imap4d exploit (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112785181316043&w=2
Debian Security Information: DSA-841 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-841
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-10.xml
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=303&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true
http://www.rosiello.org/archivio/imap4d_FreeBSD_exploit.c
http://secunia.com/advisories/16783
http://secunia.com/advisories/17020
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