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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.55919
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200511-23 (chmlib kchmviewer)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200511-23.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200511-23.

Vulnerability Insight:
chmlib and KchmViewer contain a buffer overflow vulnerability which may
lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

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

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-doc/chmlib-0.37.4'

All KchmViewer users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-doc/kchmviewer-1.1'

CVSS Score:
5.1

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-3318
BugTraq ID: 15211
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15211
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0536.html
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-23.xml
http://www.sven-tantau.de/public_files/chmlib/chmlib_20051126.txt
http://www.osvdb.org/20335
http://secunia.com/advisories/17325
http://secunia.com/advisories/17480
http://secunia.com/advisories/17775
http://secunia.com/advisories/17776
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2005:025 (Google Search)
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_25_sr.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2207
XForce ISS Database: chmlib-chmdecompressblock-bo(22885)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22885
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