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Debian DSA-822-1 : gtkdiskfree - insecure temporary file creation

medium Nessus Plugin ID 19791

Synopsis

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

Description

Eric Romang discovered that gtkdiskfree, a GNOME program that shows free and used space on filesystems, creates a temporary file in an insecure fashion.

Solution

Upgrade the gtkdiskfree package.

The old stable distribution (woody) does not contain the gtkdiskfree package.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 1.9.3-4sarge1.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-822

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 19791

File Name: debian_DSA-822.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/5/2005

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: 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:gtkdiskfree, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 9/29/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/16/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2918

DSA: 822