The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'tkmail' package(s) announced via the DSA-172 advisory. Tkmail creates temporary files insecurely, allowing local attackers to create and overwrite files as another user. Debian 3.0 is affected
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 6 |
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![]() | tkmail - insecure temporary files | 8 Oct 200200:00 | – | osv |
![]() | CVE-2002-1193 | 1 Sep 200404:00 | – | cvelist |
![]() | CVE-2002-1193 | 28 Oct 200205:00 | – | nvd |
![]() | Debian DSA-172-1 : tkmail - insecure temporary files | 29 Sep 200400:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | CVE-2002-1193 | 1 Sep 200404:00 | – | cve |
![]() | Debian Security Advisory DSA 172-1 (tkmail) | 17 Jan 200800:00 | – | openvas |
Source | Link |
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debian | www.debian.org/security/2002/DSA-172 |
security-tracker | www.security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-172 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2008 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.53426");
script_cve_id("CVE-2002-1193");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-01-17 21:24:46 +0000 (Thu, 17 Jan 2008)");
script_version("2024-02-01T14:37:10+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-01 14:37:10 +0000 (Thu, 01 Feb 2024)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"2.1");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
script_name("Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-172)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2008 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Debian Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/debian_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=DEB3\.0");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"DSA-172");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2002/DSA-172");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-172");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'tkmail' package(s) announced via the DSA-172 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"It has been discovered that tkmail creates temporary files insecurely. Exploiting this an attacker with local access can easily create and overwrite files as another user.
This problem has been fixed in version 4.0beta9-8.1 for the current stable distribution (woody), in version 4.0beta9-4.1 for the old stable distribution (potato) and in version 4.0beta9-9 for the unstable distribution (sid).
We recommend that you upgrade your tkmail packages.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'tkmail' package(s) on Debian 3.0.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");
release = dpkg_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
exit(0);
res = "";
report = "";
if(release == "DEB3.0") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"tkmail", ver:"4.0beta9-8.1", rls:"DEB3.0"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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