Vulnerability   
Search   
    Search 324607 CVE descriptions
and 145615 test descriptions,
access 10,000+ cross references.
Tests   CVE   All  

Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.50449
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu 4.10 USN-13-1 (groff utility)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to groff utility
announced via advisory USN-13-1.

Recently, Trustix Secure Linux discovered a vulnerability in the groff
package. The utility 'groffer' created a temporary directory in an
insecure way, which allowed exploitation of a race condition to create
or overwrite files with the privileges of the user invoking the
program.

The following packages are affected: groff

Solution:
The problem can be corrected by upgrading the affected package to
version 1.18.1.1-1ubuntu0.1. In general, a standard system upgrade
is sufficient to effect the necessary changes.

http://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2004-November/000015.html

Risk factor : Medium

CVSS Score:
2.1

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 11287
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-0969
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11287
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200411-15.xml
http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:038
http://secunia.com/advisories/18764
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0050
XForce ISS Database: script-temporary-file-overwrite(17583)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583
CopyrightCopyright (c) 2005 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com

This is only one of 145615 vulnerability tests in our test suite. Find out more about running a complete security audit.

To run a free test of this vulnerability against your system, register below.




© 1998-2025 E-Soft Inc. All rights reserved.