Debian Security Advisory DSA 754-1 (centericq)

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. Th...

Debian DSA-754-1 : centericq - insecure temporary file

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. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package...