Ubuntu 4.10 : groff utility vulnerability (USN-13-1)

low Nessus Plugin ID 20520

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

Recently, Trustix Secure Linux discovered a vulnerability in the groff package. The utility 'groffer' created a temporary directory in an insecure way, which allowed exploitation of a race condition to create or overwrite files with the privileges of the user invoking the program.

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Solution

Update the affected groff and / or groff-base packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 20520

File Name: ubuntu_USN-13-1.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks

Published: 1/15/2006

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.7

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: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:groff-base, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:groff, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:4.10

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/1/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0969

USN: 13-1

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