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Debian DSA-1643-1 : feta - insecure temp file handling

high Nessus Plugin ID 34352

Synopsis

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

Description

Dmitry E. Oboukhov discovered that the 'to-upgrade' plugin of Feta, a simpler interface to APT, dpkg, and other Debian package tools creates temporary files insecurely, which may lead to local denial of service through symlink attacks.

Solution

Upgrade the feta package.

For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 1.4.15+etch1.

See Also

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496397

https://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1643

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 34352

File Name: debian_DSA-1643.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/7/2008

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:feta, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 10/5/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-4440

CWE: 59

DSA: 1643