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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.52258
Category:FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Title:FreeBSD Ports: a2ps-a4, a2ps-letter, a2ps-letterdj
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to the system; as announced in the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to the system
as announced in the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The following packages are affected:

a2ps-a4
a2ps-letter
a2ps-letterdj

CVE-2004-1377
The (1) fixps (aka fixps.in) and (2) psmandup (aka psmandup.in)
scripts in a2ps before 4.13 allow local users to overwrite arbitrary
files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Solution:
Update your system with the appropriate patches or
software upgrades.

CVSS Score:
2.1

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-1377
BugTraq ID: 12108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12108
BugTraq ID: 12109
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12109
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-02.xml
http://secunia.com/advisories/13641
XForce ISS Database: gnu-a2ps-fixpsin-symlink(18671)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18671
XForce ISS Database: gnu-a2ps-psmanupin-symlink(18672)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18672
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