Debian DSA-352-1 : fdclone - insecure temporary directory

low Nessus Plugin ID 15189

Synopsis

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

Description

fdclone creates a temporary directory in /tmp as a workspace. However, if this directory already exists, the existing directory is used instead, regardless of its ownership or permissions. This would allow an attacker to gain access to fdclone's temporary files and their contents, or replace them with other files under the attacker's control.

Solution

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 2.00a-1woody3.

We recommend that you update your fdclone package.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-352

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 15189

File Name: debian_DSA-352.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: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.6

Temporal Score: 2.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:fdclone, 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: 7/22/2003

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/23/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0596

BID: 8247

DSA: 352