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Debian DSA-664-1 : cpio - broken file permissions

low Nessus Plugin ID 16300

Synopsis

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

Description

It has been discovered, that cpio, a program to manage archives of files, creates output files with -O and -F with broken permissions due to a reset zero umask which allows local users to read or overwrite those files.

Solution

Upgrade the cpio package.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 2.4.2-39woody1.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-664

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 16300

File Name: debian_DSA-664.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/3/2005

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 2/2/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/16/1996

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-1999-1572

DSA: 664