Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : html2ps (MDVSA-2012:161)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 62447

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Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

A vulnerability has been found and corrected in html2ps :

Directory traversal vulnerability in html2ps before 1.0b7 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via directory traversal sequences in SSI directives (CVE-2009-5067).

The updated packages have been upgraded to the 1.0b7 version which is not affected by this issue.

Solution

Update the affected html2ps and / or xhtml2ps packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 62447

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2012-161.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 10/6/2012

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:html2ps, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:xhtml2ps, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2011

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/6/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-5067

BID: 36524

MDVSA: 2012:161

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