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Debian DSA-1205-2 : thttpd - insecure temporary files

high Nessus Plugin ID 22937

Synopsis

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

Description

The original advisory for this issue didn't contain fixed packages for all supported architectures which are corrected in this update. For reference please find below the original advisory text :

 Marco d'Itri discovered that thttpd, a small, fast and secure webserver, makes use of insecure temporary files when its logfiles are rotated, which might lead to a denial of service through a symlink attack.

Solution

Upgrade the thttpd package.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 2.23beta1-3sarge2.

See Also

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=396277

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1205

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 22937

File Name: debian_DSA-1205.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/6/2006

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, 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: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:thttpd, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1

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

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/30/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-4248

DSA: 1205