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Debian DSA-968-1 : noweb - insecure temporary file

low Nessus Plugin ID 22834

Synopsis

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

Description

Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pena from the Debian Security Audit project discovered that a script in noweb, a web like literate-programming tool, creates a temporary file in an insecure fashion.

Solution

Upgrade the nowebm package.

For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 2.9a-7.4.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 2.10c-3.2.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-968

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 22834

File Name: debian_DSA-968.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/14/2006

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: 1.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:noweb, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 2/13/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/13/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-3342

DSA: 968