Debian DSA-712-1 : geneweb - insecure file operations

medium Nessus Plugin ID 18087

Synopsis

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

Description

Tim Dijkstra discovered a problem during the upgrade of geneweb, a genealogy software with web interface. The maintainer scripts automatically converted files without checking their permissions and content, which could lead to the modification of arbitrary files.

Solution

Upgrade the geneweb package.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 4.06-2woody1.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 18087

File Name: debian_DSA-712.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 4/19/2005

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 4/19/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/19/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0391

DSA: 712

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