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Debian DSA-544-1 : webmin - insecure temporary directory

high Nessus Plugin ID 15381

Synopsis

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

Description

Ludwig Nussel discovered a problem in webmin, a web-based administration toolkit. A temporary directory was used but without checking for the previous owner. This could allow an attacker to create the directory and place dangerous symbolic links inside.

Solution

Upgrade the webmin packages.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.94-7woody3.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-544

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 15381

File Name: debian_DSA-544.nasl

Version: 1.22

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: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/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:webmin

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

Patch Publication Date: 9/14/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/5/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0559, CVE-2004-1468

DSA: 544