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Debian DSA-1329-1 : gfax - insecure temporary files

high Nessus Plugin ID 25676

Synopsis

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

Description

Steve Kemp from the Debian Security Audit project discovered that gfax, a GNOME frontend for fax programs, uses temporary files in an unsafe manner which may be exploited to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the root user.

Solution

Upgrade the gfax package.

For the old stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 0.4.2-11sarge1.

The stable distribution (etch) is not affected by this problem.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1329

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 25676

File Name: debian_DSA-1329.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/10/2007

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gfax, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 7/5/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/5/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-2839

DSA: 1329