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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.831705
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandriva Update for arpwatch MDVSA-2012:113 (arpwatch)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'arpwatch'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'arpwatch'
package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
A vulnerability has been discovered and corrected in arpwatch:

arpwatch 2.1a15, as used by Red Hat, Debian, Fedora, and possibly
others, does not properly drop supplementary groups, which might allow
attackers to gain root privileges by leveraging other vulnerabilities
in the daemon (CVE-2012-2653).

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Affected Software/OS:
arpwatch on Mandriva Linux 2011.0

Solution:
Please Install the Updated Packages.

CVSS Score:
10.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-2653
DSA-2481
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2481
FEDORA-2012-8675
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082569.html
FEDORA-2012-8677
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082553.html
FEDORA-2012-8702
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082565.html
GLSA-201607-16
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-16
MDVSA-2012:113
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:113
[oss-security] 20120524 Re: CVE Request: powerdns does not clear supplementary groups
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/24/12
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/24/14
[oss-security] 20120525 Re: CVE Request: powerdns does not clear supplementary groups
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/24/13
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/25/5
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG

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