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FreeBSD : sharutils -- unshar insecure temporary file creation (5f003a08-ba3c-11d9-837d-000e0c2e438a)

low Nessus Plugin ID 18952

Synopsis

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

Description

An Ubuntu Advisory reports :

Joey Hess discovered that 'unshar' created temporary files in an insecure manner. This could allow a symbolic link attack to create or overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user invoking the program.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://www.ubuntu.com/support/documentation/usn/usn-104-1

http://www.nessus.org/u?34f0b464

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 18952

File Name: freebsd_pkg_5f003a08ba3c11d9837d000e0c2e438a.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Published: 7/13/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: 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: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:sharutils, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 5/1/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/4/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0990

BID: 12981