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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.69017
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201006-14 (newt)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 201006-14.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 201006-14.

Vulnerability Insight:
A heap-based buffer overflow in the Newt library might allow remote,
user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code.

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

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-libs/newt-0.52.10-r1'

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-2009-2905
BugTraq ID: 36515
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36515
Debian Security Information: DSA-1894 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1894
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8556
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9664
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2009:1463
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1463.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/37922
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
http://secunia.com/advisories/38833
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2009:017 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00004.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-837-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
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