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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.69458
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandriva Security Advisory MDVSA-2011:076 (xrdb)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:
The remote host is missing an update to xrdb
announced via advisory MDVSA-2011:076.

A vulnerability has been found and corrected in xrdb:

xrdb.c in xrdb before 1.0.9 in X.Org X11R7.6 and earlier allows remote
attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a
hostname obtained from a (1) DHCP or (2) XDMCP message (CVE-2011-0465).

Packages for 2009.0 are provided as of the Extended Maintenance
Program. Please visit this link to learn more:
http://store.mandriva.com/product_info.php?cPath=149&products_id=490

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Affected: 2009.0, 2010.0, 2010.1, Corporate 4.0, Enterprise Server 5.0

Solution:
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDVSA-2011:076

Risk factor : Critical

CVSS Score:
9.3

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-0465
BugTraq ID: 47189
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47189
Debian Security Information: DSA-2213 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2213
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057928.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:076
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2011-April/001636.html
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg-announce/2011-April/001635.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0432.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0433.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025317
http://secunia.com/advisories/44010
http://secunia.com/advisories/44012
http://secunia.com/advisories/44040
http://secunia.com/advisories/44082
http://secunia.com/advisories/44122
http://secunia.com/advisories/44123
http://secunia.com/advisories/44193
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2011&m=slackware-security.465748
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2011:016 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00002.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2011:0298 (Google Search)
https://lwn.net/Articles/437150/
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1107-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0880
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0889
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0906
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0929
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0966
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0975
XForce ISS Database: xorg11-xrdb-command-execution(66585)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66585
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