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GLSA-201310-11 : Perl Parallel-ForkManager Module: Insecure temporary file usage

low Nessus Plugin ID 70487

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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-201310-11 (Perl Parallel-ForkManager Module: Insecure temporary file usage)

 The Perl Parallel-ForkManager module does not handle temporary files securely.
 Impact :

 A local attacker could perform symlink attacks to overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user running the application.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Parallel-ForkManager users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-perl/Parallel-ForkManager-1.20.0'

See Also

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201310-11.xml

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 70487

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201310-11.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Published: 10/18/2013

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Temporal Score: 2.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:parallel-forkmanager, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/17/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-4115

BID: 50537

GLSA: 201310-11