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Debian DSA-559-1 : net-acct - insecure temporary file

low Nessus Plugin ID 15657

Synopsis

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

Description

Stefan Nordhausen has identified a local security hole in net-acct, a user-mode IP accounting daemon. Old and redundant code from some time way back in the past created a temporary file in an insecure fashion.

Solution

Upgrade the net-acct package.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.71-5woody1.

See Also

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=270359

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-559

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 15657

File Name: debian_DSA-559.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/10/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

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:debian:debian_linux:net-acct, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 10/6/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/7/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0851

DSA: 559