Debian DSA-426-1 : netpbm-free - insecure temporary files

low Nessus Plugin ID 15263

Synopsis

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

Description

netpbm is a graphics conversion toolkit made up of a large number of single-purpose programs. Many of these programs were found to create temporary files in an insecure manner, which could allow a local attacker to overwrite files with the privileges of the user invoking a vulnerable netpbm tool.

Solution

For the current stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 2:9.20-8.4.

We recommend that you update your netpbm-free package.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-426

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 15263

File Name: debian_DSA-426.nasl

Version: 1.26

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: 4.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.7

Temporal Score: 2.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:netpbm-free, 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: 1/18/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/18/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0924

BID: 9442

CERT: 487102

DSA: 426