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FreeBSD : mgetty+sendfax -- symlink attack via insecure temporary files (44ee8160-c453-11dd-a721-0030843d3802)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 35054

Synopsis

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

Description

Debian reports :

Faxspool in mgetty 1.1.36 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/faxsp.#### temporary file.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235806

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496403

http://www.nessus.org/u?9baa1cf7

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 35054

File Name: freebsd_pkg_44ee8160c45311dda7210030843d3802.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Published: 12/8/2008

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:mgetty%2bsendfax

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 12/7/2008

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/24/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-4936

CWE: 59