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Debian DSA-865-1 : hylafax - insecure temporary files

low Nessus Plugin ID 20020

Synopsis

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

Description

Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pena discovered that several scripts of the hylafax suite, a flexible client/server fax software, create temporary files and directories in an insecure fashion, leaving them vulnerable to symlink exploits.

Solution

Upgrade the hylafax packages.

For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 4.1.1-3.2.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 4.2.1-5sarge1.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-865

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 20020

File Name: debian_DSA-865.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/19/2005

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

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:hylafax, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 10/13/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/21/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-3069

DSA: 865