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Debian DSA-941-1 : tuxpaint - insecure temporary file

high Nessus Plugin ID 22807

Synopsis

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

Description

Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pena from the Debian Security Audit project discovered that a script in tuxpaint, a paint program for young children, creates a temporary file in an insecure fashion.

Solution

Upgrade the tuxpaint package.

The old stable distribution (woody) does not contain tuxpaint packages.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 0.9.14-2sarge0.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-941

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 22807

File Name: debian_DSA-941.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/14/2006

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tuxpaint

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/16/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/16/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-3340

DSA: 941