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Debian Security Advisory DSA 011-1 (mgetty)

🗓️ 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2008 E-Soft Inc.Type 
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The remote host is missing an update to mgetty announced via advisory DSA 011-1. The mgetty package does not create temporary files in a secure manner, which could lead to a symlink attack

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Debian Security Advisory DSA 011-1 (mgetty)
17 Jan 200800:00
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12 Mar 200105:00
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29 Sep 200400:00
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6 Sep 201200:00
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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2008 E-Soft Inc.
# 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.53774");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2001-0141");
  script_version("2023-07-19T05:05:15+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-07-19 05:05:15 +0000 (Wed, 19 Jul 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-01-17 14:24:38 +0100 (Thu, 17 Jan 2008)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"1.2");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
  script_name("Debian Security Advisory DSA 011-1 (mgetty)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2008 E-Soft Inc.");
  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=DEB2\.2");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20011-1");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Immunix reports that mgetty does not create temporary files in a secure
manner, which could lead to a symlink attack. This has been corrected
in mgetty 1.1.21-3potato1

We recommend you upgrade your mgetty package immediately.");
  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update to mgetty
announced via advisory DSA 011-1.");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");

res = "";
report = "";
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"mgetty-docs", ver:"1.1.21-3potato1", rls:"DEB2.2")) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"mgetty-fax", ver:"1.1.21-3potato1", rls:"DEB2.2")) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"mgetty-viewfax", ver:"1.1.21-3potato1", rls:"DEB2.2")) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"mgetty-voice", ver:"1.1.21-3potato1", rls:"DEB2.2")) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}
if((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"mgetty", ver:"1.1.21-3potato1", rls:"DEB2.2")) != NULL) {
  report += res;
}

if(report != "") {
  security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
  exit(99);
}

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17 Jan 2008 00:00Current
7.1High risk
Vulners AI Score7.1
CVSS21.2
EPSS0.0004
5
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