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Debian DSA-1326-1 : fireflier-server - insecure temporary files

low Nessus Plugin ID 25638

Synopsis

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

Description

Steve Kemp from the Debian Security Audit project discovered that fireflier-server, an interactive firewall rule creation tool, uses temporary files in an unsafe manner which may be exploited to remove arbitrary files from the local system.

Solution

Upgrade the fireflier-server package.

For the old stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 1.1.5-1sarge1.

For the stable distribution (etch) this problem has been fixed in version 1.1.6-3etch1.

See Also

https://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1326

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 25638

File Name: debian_DSA-1326.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/2/2007

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:fireflier-server

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

Patch Publication Date: 7/1/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-2837

DSA: 1326