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Debian DSA-1013-1 : snmptrapfmt - insecure temporary file

low Nessus Plugin ID 22555

Synopsis

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

Description

Will Aoki discovered that snmptrapfmt, a configurable snmp trap handler daemon for snmpd, does not prevent overwriting existing files when writing to a temporary log file.

Solution

Upgrade the snmptrapfmt package.

For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 1.03woody1.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 1.08sarge1.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1013

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 22555

File Name: debian_DSA-1013.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/14/2006

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: Low

Base Score: 1.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:snmptrapfmt, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/22/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/22/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-0050

DSA: 1013