Debian Security Advisory DSA 661-1 (f2c)

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if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.53493");
  script_version("2025-01-17T05:37:18+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-01-17 05:37:18 +0000 (Fri, 17 Jan 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-01-17 22:56:38 +0100 (Thu, 17 Jan 2008)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2005-0017", "CVE-2005-0018");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"2.1");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_name("Debian Security Advisory DSA 661-1 (f2c)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2008 E-Soft Inc.");
  script_family("Debian Local Security Checks");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20661-1");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pena from the Debian Security Audit project
discovered that f2c and fc, which are both part of the f2c package, a
fortran 77 to C/C++ translator, open temporary files insecurely and
are hence vulnerable to a symlink attack.  The Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following
vulnerabilities:

CVE-2005-0017

Multiple insecure temporary files in the f2c translator.

CVE-2005-0018

Two insecure temporary files in the f2 shell script.

For the stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in
version 20010821-3.1

For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems will be fixed soon.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"We recommend that you upgrade your f2c package.");
  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update to f2c announced via advisory DSA 661-1.

  This VT has been deprecated and merged into the VT 'Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-661)' (OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.53539).");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_tag(name:"deprecated", value:TRUE);

  exit(0);
}

exit(66);