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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.56551
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200603-23 (nethack slashem falconseye)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200603-23.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200603-23.

Vulnerability Insight:
NetHack, Slash'EM and Falcon's Eye are vulnerable to local privilege
escalation vulnerabilities that could potentially allow the execution of
arbitrary code as other users.

Solution:
NetHack has been masked in Portage pending the resolution of these issues.
Vulnerable NetHack users are advised to uninstall the package until
further notice.

# emerge --ask --verbose --unmerge 'games-roguelike/nethack'

Slash'EM has been masked in Portage pending the resolution of these
issues. Vulnerable Slash'EM users are advised to uninstall the package
until further notice.

# emerge --ask --verbose --unmerge 'games-roguelike/slashem'

Falcon's Eye has been masked in Portage pending the resolution of these
issues. Vulnerable Falcon's Eye users are advised to uninstall the package
until further notice.

# emerge --ask --verbose --unmerge 'games-roguelike/falconseye'

CVSS Score:
4.6

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-1390
BugTraq ID: 17217
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17217
Bugtraq: 20060324 Re: [ GLSA 200603-23 ] NetHack, Slash'EM, Falcon's Eye: Local privilege escalation (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428743/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20060324 Re: [ GLSA 200603-23 ] NetHack, Slash'EM, Falcon's Eye: Localprivilege escalation (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428739/100/0/threaded
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-23.xml
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=122376
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=125902
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=127167
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=127319
http://www.osvdb.org/24104
http://secunia.com/advisories/19376
XForce ISS Database: gentoo-multiple-games-privilege-escalation(25528)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25528
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