Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : aria2 (MDVSA-2010:106)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 46711

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Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

A vulnerability was discovered in aria2 which allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in the name attribute of a file element in a metalink file (CVE-2010-1512).

This update fixes this issue.

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Solution

Update the affected aria2 package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 46711

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2010-106.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 5/25/2010

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:aria2, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2009.0, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2009.1, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2010.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/24/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-1512

BID: 40142

MDVSA: 2010:106

Detections

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