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FreeBSD : heartbeat -- insecure temporary file creation vulnerability (f6447303-9ec9-11da-b410-000e0c2e438a)

low Nessus Plugin ID 21538

Synopsis

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

Description

Eric Romang reports a temporary file creation vulnerability within heartbeat. The vulnerability is caused by hard-coded temporary file usage. This can cause an attacker to create an arbitrary symlink causing the application to overwrite the symlinked file with the permissions of the user executing the application.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

http://www.zataz.net/adviso/heartbeat-06272005.txt

http://www.nessus.org/u?6e790abc

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 21538

File Name: freebsd_pkg_f64473039ec911dab410000e0c2e438a.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Published: 5/13/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: 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:freebsd:freebsd:heartbeat, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

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

Patch Publication Date: 2/16/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/12/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2231