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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.56226
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200601-14 (LibAST)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200601-14.

A buffer overflow in LibAST may result in execution of arbitrary code with
escalated privileges.

Solution:
All users should upgrade to the latest version and run revdep-rebuild:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=x11-libs/libast-0.7'
# revdep-rebuild

https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200601-14
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=120106

CVSS Score:
4.6

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

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 16350
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-0224
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16350
Bugtraq: 20060123 LibAST 0.7 Release Fixes Security Vulnerability (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423366/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20060123 [ Rosiello Security ] Eterm-LibAST Advisory (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423207/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20060125 Rosiello Security - Eterm-LibAST Advisory (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423088/100/0/threaded
Debian Security Information: DSA-976 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-976
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-14.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:029
http://www.rosiello.org/en/read_bugs.php?id=25
http://www.osvdb.org/22735
http://secunia.com/advisories/18586
http://secunia.com/advisories/18632
http://secunia.com/advisories/18916
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/373
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0314
XForce ISS Database: eterm-libast-filename-bo(24303)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24303
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