Debian DSA-286-1 : gs-common - insecure temporary file

low Nessus Plugin ID 15123

Synopsis

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

Description

Paul Szabo discovered insecure creation of a temporary file in ps2epsi, a script that is distributed as part of gs-common which contains common files for different Ghostscript releases. ps2epsi uses a temporary file in the process of invoking ghostscript. This file was created in an insecure fashion, which could allow a local attacker to overwrite files owned by a user who invokes ps2epsi.

Solution

Upgrade the gs-common package.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.3.3.0woody1.

The old stable distribution (potato) is not affected by this problem.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-286

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 15123

File Name: debian_DSA-286.nasl

Version: 1.23

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/29/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/14/2003

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/14/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0207

BID: 7337

DSA: 286