FreeBSD : a2ps -- insecure temporary file creation (9168253c-5a6d-11d9-a9e7-0001020eed82)

low Nessus Plugin ID 19030

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

A Secunia Security Advisory reports that Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pena has found temporary file creation vulnerabilities in the fixps and psmandup scripts which are part of a2ps. These vulnerabilities could lead to an attacker overwriting arbitrary files with the credentials of the user running the vulnerable scripts.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 19030

File Name: freebsd_pkg_9168253c5a6d11d9a9e70001020eed82.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 7/13/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:a2ps-a4, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:a2ps-letter, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:a2ps-letterdj

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 12/30/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/27/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-1377

BID: 12108, 12109

Secunia: 13641

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