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Debian DSA-460-1 : sysstat - insecure temporary file

medium Nessus Plugin ID 15297

Synopsis

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

Description

Alan Cox discovered that the isag utility (which graphically displays data collected by the sysstat tools), creates a temporary file without taking proper precautions. This vulnerability could allow a local attacker to overwrite files with the privileges of the user invoking isag.

Solution

For the current stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 5.0.1-1.

We recommend that you update your sysstat package.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-460

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 15297

File Name: debian_DSA-460.nasl

Version: 1.18

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: 4

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 3/10/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0108

BID: 9844

DSA: 460