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Debian DSA-827-1 : backupninja - insecure temporary file

low Nessus Plugin ID 19796

Synopsis

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

Description

Moritz Muehlenhoff discovered the handler code for backupninja creates a temporary file with a predictable filename, leaving it vulnerable to a symlink attack.

Solution

Upgrade the backupninja package.

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

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 0.5-3sarge1.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-827

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 19796

File Name: debian_DSA-827.nasl

Version: 1.18

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: 3.6

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:backupninja, 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: 9/29/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-3111

DSA: 827