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Debian DSA-343-1 : skk, ddskk - insecure temporary file

medium Nessus Plugin ID 15180

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

skk (Simple Kana to Kanji conversion program), does not take appropriate security precautions when creating temporary files. This bug could potentially be exploited to overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user running Emacs and skk.

ddskk is derived from the same code, and contains the same bug.

Solution

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in skk version 10.62a-4woody1 and ddskk version 11.6.rel.0-2woody1.

We recommend that you update your skk and ddskk packages.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-343

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 15180

File Name: debian_DSA-343.nasl

Version: 1.23

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/29/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ddskk, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:skk

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/8/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0539

BID: 8144

DSA: 343