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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840102
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-457-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'elinks' package(s) announced via the USN-457-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'elinks' package(s) announced via the USN-457-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Arnaud Giersch discovered that elinks incorrectly attempted to load
gettext catalogs from a relative path. If a user were tricked into
running elinks from a specific directory, a local attacker could execute
code with user privileges.

Affected Software/OS:
'elinks' package(s) on Ubuntu 6.06, Ubuntu 6.10, Ubuntu 7.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

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-2007-2027
BugTraq ID: 23844
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23844
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200706-03.xml
http://osvdb.org/35668
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9741
http://secunia.com/advisories/25169
http://secunia.com/advisories/25198
http://secunia.com/advisories/25255
http://secunia.com/advisories/25550
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0017/
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-457-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1686
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