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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.56419
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200603-11 (freeciv)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200603-11.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200603-11.

Vulnerability Insight:
A memory allocation bug in Freeciv allows a remote attacker to perform a
Denial of Service attack.

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

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=games-strategy/freeciv-2.0.8'

CVSS Score:
5.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-0047
BugTraq ID: 16975
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16975
Bugtraq: 20060306 Out of memory crash in Freeciv 2.0.7 (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/426866/100/0/threaded
Debian Security Information: DSA-994 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-994
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-11.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:053
http://secunia.com/advisories/19120
http://secunia.com/advisories/19227
http://secunia.com/advisories/19253
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0838
XForce ISS Database: freeciv-packets-dos(25166)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25166
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