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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.61444
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200808-11 (nzbget uudeview)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200808-11.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200808-11.

Vulnerability Insight:
A vulnerability in UUDeview may allow local attackers to conduct symlink
attacks.

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

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-text/uudeview-0.5.20-r1'

All NZBget users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=news-nntp/nzbget-0.4.0'

CVSS Score:
4.4

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-2266
BugTraq ID: 29211
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29211
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-11.xml
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=480972
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/14/10
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/05/30/1
http://secunia.com/advisories/30171
http://secunia.com/advisories/31420
XForce ISS Database: uudeview-tempnam-symlink(42407)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42407
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