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GLSA-200712-01 : Hugin: Insecure temporary file creation

low Nessus Plugin ID 29231

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200712-01 (Hugin: Insecure temporary file creation)

 Suse Linux reported that Hugin creates the 'hugin_debug_optim_results.txt' temporary file in an insecure manner.
 Impact :

 A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability with a symlink attack, potentially overwriting an arbitrary file with the privileges of the user running the application.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Hugin users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-gfx/hugin-0.6.1-r1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200712-01

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 29231

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200712-01.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Published: 12/7/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:hugin, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 12/5/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-5200

CWE: 59

GLSA: 200712-01