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Debian DSA-477-1 : xine-ui - insecure temporary file creation

low Nessus Plugin ID 15314

Synopsis

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

Description

Shaun Colley discovered a problem in xine-ui, the xine video player user interface. A script contained in the package to possibly remedy a problem or report a bug does not create temporary files in a secure fashion. This could allow a local attacker to overwrite files with the privileges of the user invoking xine.

This update also removes the bug reporting facility since bug reports can't be processed upstream anymore.

Solution

Upgrade the xine-ui package.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.9.8-5.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-477

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 15314

File Name: debian_DSA-477.nasl

Version: 1.19

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: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.8

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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: 4/6/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0372

BID: 9939

DSA: 477