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Debian DSA-661-2 : f2c - insecure temporary files

low Nessus Plugin ID 16266

Synopsis

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

Description

Dan McMahill noticed that our advisory DSA 661-1 did not correct the multiple insecure files problem, hence, this update. For completeness below is the original advisory text :

 Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pena from the Debian Security Audit project discovered that f2c and fc, which are both part of the f2c package, a fortran 77 to C/C++ translator, open temporary files insecurely and are hence vulnerable to a symlink attack. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following vulnerabilities :

 - CAN-2005-0017 Multiple insecure temporary files in the f2c translator.

 - CAN-2005-0018

 Two insecure temporary files in the f2 shell script.

Solution

Upgrade the f2c package.

For the stable distribution (woody) and all others including testing this problem has been fixed in version 20010821-3.2.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-661

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 16266

File Name: debian_DSA-661.nasl

Version: 1.23

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/27/2005

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:P/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:f2c, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 4/20/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/27/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0017, CVE-2005-0018

DSA: 661