Debian DSA-575-1 : catdoc - insecure temporary file

low Nessus Plugin ID 15673

Synopsis

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

Description

A temporary file problem has been discovered in xlsview from the catdoc suite, convertors from Word to TeX and plain text, which could lead to local users being able to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on predictable temporary file names.

Solution

Upgrade the catdoc package.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.91.5-1.woody3.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 15673

File Name: debian_DSA-575.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 11/10/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 10/28/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/29/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0193

DSA: 575

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