The remote host is missing an update to centericq announced via advisory DSA 754-1. Vulnerable to symlink attacks by local attackers
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 10 |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | [SECURITY] [DSA 754-1] New centericq packages fix insecure temporary file creation | 13 Jul 200510:57 | – | debian |
![]() | [SECURITY] [DSA 754-1] New centericq packages fix insecure temporary file creation | 13 Jul 200510:57 | – | debian |
![]() | CVE-2005-1914 | 17 Jul 200504:00 | – | cvelist |
![]() | Debian DSA-754-1 : centericq - insecure temporary file | 13 Jul 200500:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Debian DSA-773-1 : amd64 - several vulnerabilities | 12 Jan 201200:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | CVE-2005-1914 | 18 Jul 200504:00 | – | cve |
![]() | CAN-2005-1914 | 23 Feb 202417:57 | – | cve |
![]() | Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-754-1) | 17 Jan 200800:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | CVE-2005-1914 | 18 Jul 200500:00 | – | ubuntucve |
![]() | CVE-2005-1914 | 18 Jul 200504:00 | – | nvd |
# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: deb_754_1.nasl 6616 2017-07-07 12:10:49Z cfischer $
# Description: Auto-generated from advisory DSA 754-1
#
# Authors:
# Thomas Reinke <[email protected]>
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2007 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com
# Text descriptions are largerly excerpted from the referenced
# advisory, and are Copyright (c) the respective author(s)
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2,
# as published by the Free Software Foundation
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
#
include("revisions-lib.inc");
tag_solution = "For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in
version 4.20.0-1sarge1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 4.20.0-7.
We recommend that you upgrade your centericq package.
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20754-1";
tag_summary = "The remote host is missing an update to centericq
announced via advisory DSA 754-1.
Eric Romang discovered that centericq, a text-mode multi-protocol
instant messenger client, creates some temporary files with
predictable filenames and is hence vulnerable to symlink attacks by
local attackers.
The old stable distribution (woody) is not affected by this problem.";
if(description)
{
script_id(54340);
script_version("$Revision: 6616 $");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-07-07 14:10:49 +0200 (Fri, 07 Jul 2017) $");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-01-17 23:00:53 +0100 (Thu, 17 Jan 2008)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2005-1914");
script_bugtraq_id(14144);
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 754-1 (centericq)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (c) 2005 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com");
script_family("Debian Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/debian_linux", "ssh/login/packages");
script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
script_tag(name : "summary" , value : tag_summary);
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
#
# The script code starts here
#
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");
res = "";
report = "";
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"centericq", ver:"4.20.0-1sarge1", rls:"DEB3.1")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"centericq-common", ver:"4.20.0-1sarge1", rls:"DEB3.1")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"centericq-fribidi", ver:"4.20.0-1sarge1", rls:"DEB3.1")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"centericq-utf8", ver:"4.20.0-1sarge1", rls:"DEB3.1")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if (report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if (__pkg_match) {
exit(99); # Not vulnerable.
}
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